Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:15:37 -0500 From: Tom Worster <fsb@thefsb.org> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> Cc: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why do you use a devil as a mascot? Message-ID: <C903176A.9E7F%fsb@thefsb.org> In-Reply-To: <20101112192954.GB18437@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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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. >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.
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