Using a ISO file to create a virtual CD-ROM Drive

[Alexander Skwar]

Jyrki Pulliainen <jyrki.pulliainen at gmail.com>:

> Shouldn't Ubuntu Users list be there for the users from the users even
> in case of the most trivial questions?

Yes - but IMO, after some sort of self trying to find an answer. Not
directly - that list is not a paid support list.

> I don't think answering in a 
> question like this is a hard work nor time consuming for anyone.

True. That's why I answered the question.

> I've never really understood the joy of mocking people asking simple
> questions or directing them to Google instead of answering the
> questions.

And I don't understand, why people first ask instead of searching
for themselves. With pretty easy questions, searching will give a
result much quicker than writing a question in a smart way and waiting
for people to respond.

> And the man pages can be really hard to understand sometimes, not only
> for o newbie but even for a more advanced user (like me).

True. In this case, simply ask. To quote from "How To Ask Questions The Smart Way":

| If you don't understand...
| 
| If you don't understand the answer, do not immediately bounce back a demand for
| clarification. Use the same tools that you used to try and answer your original 
| question (manuals, FAQs, the Web, skilled friends) to understand the answer. Then,
| if you still need to ask for clarification, exhibit what you have learned.   
| 
| For example, suppose I tell you: “It sounds like you've got a stuck zentry; you'll
| need to clear it.” Then: here's a bad followup question: “What's a zentry?” Here's
| a good followup question: “OK, I read the man page and zentries are only mentioned 
| under the -z and -p switches. Neither of them says anything about clearing zentries. 
| Is it one of these or am I missing something here?    

That's very much true.

It would be much better, if How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
were followed much more often.

Alexander Skwar
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