From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 12 22:15:47 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 668CD106566B for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:15:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fsb@thefsb.org) Received: from smtp154.iad.emailsrvr.com (smtp154.iad.emailsrvr.com [207.97.245.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 385F38FC16 for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:15:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp45.relay.iad1a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 6ED6290320; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:15:46 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: OK Received: by smtp45.relay.iad1a.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: fsb-AT-thefsb.org) with ESMTPSA id B98D39095C; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:15:45 -0500 (EST) User-Agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.1.0.101012 Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:15:37 -0500 From: Tom Worster To: Jerry McAllister Message-ID: Thread-Topic: Why do you use a devil as a mascot? In-Reply-To: <20101112192954.GB18437@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Cc: Free BSD Questions list Subject: Re: Why do you use a devil as a mascot? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:15:47 -0000 On 11/12/10 2:29 PM, "Jerry McAllister" wrote: >Lots of people see FreeBSD and the web site and the mascott, etc for >the first time probably each day. Some of them will have the same >mistaken idea since the misunderstanding of it is implanted in people's >heads from an early age. Although you may get tired of hearing that >same old argument again and again, I do, it does not automatically make a >person a troll if they ask the question. Hmm. It is inconsiderate and lazy to ask someone else to answer a question without making any effort to answer it yourself first. The misdeed is multiplied when the culprit asks hundreds of people in a discussion group such as this. That's why it is often considered a violation of etiquette. The fact that lmgtfy.com and 'RTFM' are both well know suggests that this is not a fringe opinion. >The intelligent thing is to give a reasonable answer and point the person >to some web pages where they can become informed and then ignore it. I would describe that as the indulgent thing, not the intelligent thing.