On Fri, 2009-09-25 at 12:43 -0400, David Boles wrote: > 'lurker mode off' > > Comment from a 'lurker' > > You developers and all do a fine job with this. > > *But* you all seem to have the same wrong idea about *most* regular > Linux users. At least the ones that I see on the help lists. > > *Almost none of them read that darn DOCs.* Nor do they read the release > Notes. Nor do they read the FAQ's. Nor do they read they Known Problems. That's, um, pretty much what I was saying. > Really? They don't read the instructions and hints *before* they destroy > their working systems with an update? Or with a release upgrade? > > Really? Not the Newbies? Not the 'I think that I am an Expert' people? > Not the 'I have much Linux experience' people? Really? Sure. Just follow > the questions asked when something well written about pops up as a > *surprise*. <sigh> I know this. It is, however, fair to point out that you're using an inherently skewed sample - "the ones that I see on the help lists'. All other things being equal, the people who bother to read the documentation naturally show up far less often on help lists. =) -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org http://www.happyassassin.net -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
