From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 5 18:56:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 313FF16A4CE for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:56:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from pear.silverwraith.com (66-214-182-79.la-cbi.charterpipeline.net [66.214.182.79]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEC3543D39 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:55:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com) Received: from avleen by pear.silverwraith.com with local (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1AzRyk-0005FZ-S9; Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:55:54 -0800 Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:55:54 -0800 From: Avleen Vig To: Dan Langille Message-ID: <20040306025554.GC638@silverwraith.com> References: <20040303160340.700C5170D4@www.wcborstel.nl> <20040304205210.GJ490@geekpunk.net> <20040304182602.S31161@xeon.unixathome.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040304182602.S31161@xeon.unixathome.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: hackers@freebsd.org cc: Jorn Argelo Subject: Re: Standard sbc and pcm support in GENERIC kernel? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 02:56:00 -0000 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 Personal: www.silverwraith.com EFnet: irc.mindspring.com (Earthlink user access only)