On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:35 AM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
I threatened to do this a few months ago.... Here's a first draft. I was thinking of it as something that might get posted the beginning of the month, or sent to someone who drops in with "it doesn't work!!!".
PLEASE feel free, no, *please* rip, shred, tear, rend this, and help me make it usable.
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First the negative comments.
In (1), "if you want that, buy a RedHat subscription" is unnecessary.
In (2), "If you think we should, perhaps you should pay us" is really unnecessary.
Second the positive comments.
Overall, a very good undertaking.
In (4) - use a meaningful subject - separate opinion from fact - use a pastebin to post a full log