Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:38:10 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Tom Worster <fsb@thefsb.org> Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why do you use a devil as a mascot? Message-ID: <20101112223810.GA19635@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <C903176A.9E7F%fsb@thefsb.org> References: <20101112192954.GB18437@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <C903176A.9E7F%fsb@thefsb.org>
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On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 05:15:37PM -0500, Tom Worster wrote: > On 11/12/10 2:29 PM, "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@msu.edu> wrote: > > >Lots of people see FreeBSD and the web site and the mascott, etc for > >the first time probably each day. Some of them will have the same > >mistaken idea since the misunderstanding of it is implanted in people's > >heads from an early age. Although you may get tired of hearing that > >same old argument again and again, I do, it does not automatically make a > >person a troll if they ask the question. > > Hmm. > > It is inconsiderate and lazy to ask someone else to answer a question > without making any effort to answer it yourself first. The misdeed is > multiplied when the culprit asks hundreds of people in a discussion group > such as this. That's why it is often considered a violation of etiquette. > The fact that lmgtfy.com and 'RTFM' are both well know suggests that this > is not a fringe opinion. You expect a newbie to know it all. That is inconsiderate and lazy. You started somewhere, so does everyone else. > > > >The intelligent thing is to give a reasonable answer and point the person > >to some web pages where they can become informed and then ignore it. > > I would describe that as the indulgent thing, not the intelligent thing. > You would have starved before now if other people had your attitude. ////jerry
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