Rich Freeman wrote: > On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Fabian Groffen <grob...@gentoo.org> wrote: >> On 24-07-2012 14:52:43 -0400, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina wrote: >>> This is a change that will break all new installs and expecting >>> experienced gentoo users to read the handbook is simply a fantasy. >> I don't see how it breaks. And secondly, if you do refuse to read the >> manual, why don't you refuse to read elogs, news messages, and what >> more? > The difference is that news only communicates what is "news." Unless > the manual contains a revision history it contains everything you > already know, perhaps with a gem buried in there somewhere. > > This is the same reason why when something is wrong with Chromium you > are supposed to post a 5-line patch to the bug and not a 300MB tarball > with the patch applied, though at least in that case modern tools > actually make finding the change fairly easy. > >> Do we really have to babysit people, because they think they're too >> smart to check on the manual once again? Or when they notice things >> seem different? Any search engine is your friend. > There is the principle of not surprising people. This is a big change > - a file central to the config of Gentoo that has been in one place > for more than a decade, and is now moving. The change makes sense and > should be embraced, but there is no harm in pointing it out. > > Sure, when my system breaks I'm pretty smart and can usually figure > out how to fix it. That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate a > heads-up before it breaks. > > Rich > >
+1 I might also add, I printed the manual years ago. I rarely look at the online version. User opinion. Back to eating my apple pie. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
