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Date:      Fri, 5 Mar 2004 21:58:52 -0500 (EST)
From:      Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>
To:        Avleen Vig <lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com>
Cc:        Jorn Argelo <jorn@wcborstel.nl>
Subject:   Re: Standard sbc and pcm support in GENERIC kernel?
Message-ID:  <20040305215810.H10220@xeon.unixathome.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040306025554.GC638@silverwraith.com>
References:  <20040303160340.700C5170D4@www.wcborstel.nl> <20040304205210.GJ490@geekpunk.net> <20040306025554.GC638@silverwraith.com>

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On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Avleen Vig wrote:

> 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.

*That* explanation is vast difference to saying they have to read man
pcm(4).  The difference is sigficicant.

-- 
Dan Langille - BSDCan: http://www.bsdcan.org/



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