A Plea for sanity when posting to this list.

[Wolf J Flywheel]

Yes the voice of sanity! (well done Linz)

On Thu, 2005-05-05 at 16:06 +1200, Lindsay wrote:
> I'm responding to this discussion with this comment at the top of the
> replay..... and at the bottom.   Can we now PLEASE get on with some
> serious problem solving.
> On Wed, 2005-05-04 at 11:18 +0100, Sam Tygier wrote:
> > * when helping people new to linux dont tell them
> > 
> > "just do sudo apt-get install somecrazypackagename"
> > 
> > because they are going to have to come back and ask how to install the next package they need.
> > 
> > tell them how to find a package in synaptic, so they can be self sufficient and so they dont get into the habbit of typing some random command that they are told on the web.
> > 
> > and personally i think top posting is easier, so that you can follow a thread using a threaded mail viewer. other wise when you select the next message you have to scroll through a load of stuff you have already read. if people only left in the relivent parts it would be ok.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> I'm responding to this discussion with this comment at the top of the
> replay..... and at the bottom.   Can we now PLEASE get on with some
> serious problem solving.
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