On Tue, 2006-04-11 at 08:10 -0500, Chris Peikert wrote:
I couldn’t help but take notice at some of the responses that were coming in from when I was posting questions due to my ignorance of Linux. Some people were quick to help, some advanced users I am sure ignored me because im not worth their time, and then some other users tried to help but was unable to dumb their speech down to newb levels. However I am thankful that there is people here to help out. I am hoping someone with CentOS will take notice at my difficulty in finding the bloody manuals and will put a link for future newbs that says “Download Manuals Here”. I also hope in the future if I have questions I will be able to get the answers I seek and those who helped me before will be able to help me again.
Chris, hummm, I don't really know how to take this msg. 1st, This msg is flows by really a theme that is really the "goodness of the heart" of just about everyone. This is not really a business kind of a deal. If you hang around linux very long you should most likely capture this theme that is prominent in most linux distros, I can only speak of my experience for sure. I can say this that regardless who answers you, in most cases you will get the info you need if it is begotten. Everyone has their own things they do. Just because some of the really really knowledgeable users don't jump right in constantly and answer every little question does not mean anything that everyone has their own things they are trying to accomplish and their time doesn't provide. I dunno, but I just have a hard time picturing some of the very advanced users looking down at anyone because they are new at this. I do know from my own experience that they will help anyone w/out even thinking of the level of the users. I have asked too many questions here that were answered by oh so many to make me ever think any other way on this. You are messing w/a great bunch of people here that truly play this game in the spirit of the linux open source.
John Rose