Re: [PLUG] Addition to PLUG FAQ; ESR on smart question-asking

["Arthur S. Alexion" <arthur@alexion.com>]

At 09:45 AM 12/14/2001 -0500, you wrote:
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> Just my cynical nature over-taking me again, I guess. I do see many
> posts on other lists where you can tell 1 of 2 things:
>
> 1. The majority of people seem to have at least TRIED to help
> themselves, altho not quite enough; these folks at least can see the
> clue path thru the fog, even if they don't know all the first-run
> tricks and tips to try. They learn and grow ... just like flowers.
> :-)
> 2. The number of people whose 1st reaction to something that they
> don't know is to email a list is still sizable.
>
> Not suprisingly, the percentage of Windows users who do this seems to
> be higher than Linux ones :-), but I still sometimes see it on Linux
> lists, too. That part is a bit depressing, because Linux is still the
> OS for people who have to have SOME clue as to how PCs operate (both
> hardware and software).


I think this is a positive sign that Linux is being tried by regular people 
who -- unlike myself and many others -- have little appreciation for the OS 
in and of itself.  People who could care less about the marvels of the 
tool, and just want to use it to get their work done.  I think this is a 
good thing, and should be encouraged.




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