From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 12 22:39:22 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 2E3A3106564A for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:39:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0EB98FC19 for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:39:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id oACMcAV8019655; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:38:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id oACMcAkc019654; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:38:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:38:10 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Tom Worster Message-ID: <20101112223810.GA19635@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20101112192954.GB18437@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Jerry McAllister , 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 22:39:22 -0000 On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 05:15:37PM -0500, Tom Worster wrote: > 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. You expect a newbie to know it all. That is inconsiderate and lazy. You started somewhere, so does everyone else. > > > >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. > You would have starved before now if other people had your attitude. ////jerry