Forget Hardy

[mike]

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Avi Greenbury wrote:
> Res wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008, Steve Lamb wrote:
>> If I had $2 for everytime I've heard from newbies who complain
>> about " how can i learn linux, i ask on a mailing list but get told to
>> google it, whats teh point"
>
> The point of what?
>
> At some point this user must learn how to find answers all by
> themselves. Why not from the outset?
>
> Why is it more important that lazy newbies get an easy ride than the
> not-so-lazy people they're asking?
>
>> It leaves
>> the impression the list is waste of time, ever asked yourself why its the
>> same ol people on the lists? Why is it that there is only a handful of
>> new posters trickling in here?
>
> This list has a greater influx of new people than a number of others
> I've been on. It's also got some of the most tolerant people I've come
> across on the net on it.
>
the fact that there are more newbies on this list is surely due to the
success of ubuntu. and partly the distrust and stupidity of micro$
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