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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