On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 02:29:55PM +1200, Rolf Turner wrote: > On 20/06/15 08:41, Joe Zeff wrote: > >On 06/19/2015 01:33 PM, Rolf Turner wrote: > >>I kind of surmised that that might be your point, but it was very hard > >>to tell. There seems to be an overwhelming penchant on this list for > >>being mind-bogglingly cryptic, which is very counter-productive and very > >>annoying. If you (anyone!) have something to say, say it clearly and > >>completely. Take half a minute or so to think about how to express > >>yourself so that what you say is comprehensible to the human mind, which > >>is what most of us are equipped with. > > > >I, OTOH, found his comment quite clear. A simple reading of the error > >message would have shown him that he was supposed to use nonproduct > >instead of non-product. > > Psigh. ***You*** found it clear. Whoopee. Others might not. And > obviously *didn't*. Write in such a way that your meaning *is* clear. Full > stop. Same could be said about posters, read what you are posting before hitting send. It's not that hard. The reading comprehension has been dropping steadily on this list lately. Here is another example from just yesterday: > > > My / is 14 GB, /boot is 1GB, and swap is 32 GB. Memory is 32 GB also. I installed Fedora 21 on June 3 or 4 and then upgraded to F22 last week using FedUp. > > > > RAM is 32GB? > > What is the size of swap? > Sorry, yes, RAM is 32 GB and so is swap. They are right next to each other! -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
