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Date:      Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:55:54 -0800
From:      Avleen Vig <lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com>
To:        Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>
Cc:        Jorn Argelo <jorn@wcborstel.nl>
Subject:   Re: Standard sbc and pcm support in GENERIC kernel?
Message-ID:  <20040306025554.GC638@silverwraith.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040304182602.S31161@xeon.unixathome.org>
References:  <20040303160340.700C5170D4@www.wcborstel.nl> <20040304205210.GJ490@geekpunk.net> <20040304182602.S31161@xeon.unixathome.org>

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On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 06:26:47PM -0500, Dan Langille wrote:
> > If they'd read pcm(4) they'd know how to get sound support up and
> > running without recompiling their kernel.  Is there something wrong with
> > requiring that a new user bother to read the documentation?
> 
> They would first have to know to read man pcm(4).

All the have to do is look at the handbook. And if they can't find the
link on the *front page* of freebsd.org, under the clearly labelled
catagory of "Support", then there is very little we can or should do to
help them. After a point, enough is enough. If the user isn't prepared
to educate themselves, your attempts will ultimately fail.

-- 
Avleen Vig
Systems Administrator
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