Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 13:02:29 -0500 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: "Liam J. Foy" <liamfoy@sepulcrum.org> Cc: FreeBSD - Advocacy <freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IRC Message-ID: <42A33E35.3090805@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <20050605175349.GA15071@anarion> References: <42A23428.7080908@makeworld.com> <42A23CFA.4030502@telus.net> <42A23FBF.8080803@makeworld.com> <20050605172149.GA14788@anarion> <42A335E5.6050307@makeworld.com> <20050605175349.GA15071@anarion>
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Liam J. Foy wrote: >>It's just another vehicle for users to use. The more tools you give to >>people, they better off they are if they wish to use them. >> >>IRC does not have to have the stigma it seems to have. There are many >>decent users out there - and the efforts should not be dismissed - imho. > > > It's always the minority fucking it for everyone else. The FreeBSD view[1] also > keeps them away from IRC problems. I personally think the FreeBSD view is fair > and shows a true state of IRC these days. > > However, you must except people are not always going to head straight for > the handbook (you mentioned we ask a few simple things). It seems most problems > in IRC arise from someone asking a simple question, and everyone thinking > they're cool to jump on the bang wagon and riducule. > > [1]: http://www.freebsd.org/support.html > >>-- >>Best regards, >>Chris > > While what you say has more truth then not, at least the website has changed some verbiage - and that's what I was hoping for to begin with. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/support.html#IRC In any event, we'll still continue to support the project there - no matter what the overall opinions are. -- Best regards, Chris If you are already in a hole, there's no use to continue digging.
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