On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:55:28 -0500 Steven Stern <subscribed-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > When people talk about choosing FOSS software like Fedora, "a strong > community" is always cited. Not so sure Steven. Always figured "FOSS software - a strong community" always pointed to active development, not necessarily use. > May we declare a moratorium on meta-discussions? If someone doesn't > give enough info, ask them for more, and that's all. Going off on > top posting, depth of quoting, typos, etc makes the list a hostile > place. > I agree to a point, with the proviso a link to the guidelines should be provides re tp. > If you don't have something nice or helpful to say, don't say it. > > If you need more info, ask for it. If you suspect they don't know > what they're doing, offer some assistance on how they can get that > info. > > Quite frankly, if I were a newbie and I had a question and were met > with such hostility, I'd think twice about all that stuff about the > value of "the community". > I lurked for three years, before asking a question. to gain some small knowledge from trial and error. In the past I've got as much a broiling on Win lists for tp, whatever the place, a guide is a guide. "Please stay on the trail, or you may eaten by a croc." -- Regards, Frank http//www.frankly3d.com -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
