Using Ubuntu absolves the user of personal responsibility?

[Markus Schönhaber]

Todd Slater wrote:
> I read, with some sadness, the thread on mounting an ISO as a virtual
> cd-rom. It appears that pointing someone to a web search or man page
> is no longer considered a helpful response. Instead, we must reinvent
> the wheel any time a basic question--with more than sufficient
> documentation available--is asked. However, I don't think that the
> whole Ubuntu humanity thing should be about spoon feeding, but rather
> developing competent, self-efficacious users.
>
> When we absolve people of personal responsibility, we often create a
> situation of dependence.  As shining examples of this, we might look
> at the "health" care, social welfare, and educational systems of the
> United States.
>
> The notion that it's not acceptable to help people to help themselves
> is really ironic when you consider the African roots of Ubuntu.

Well spoken!

I'd like to add the following:
I've just been skimming through my archive of ubuntu-users (I read this list 
since beginning of June) and got the impression that the people who spend a 
lot of time on explaining how unhelpful Alexander is, provide suprisingly 
little help themselves when it comes to technical questions. Especially if 
compared to Alexander.

Regards
  mks