On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Srdjan Todorovic <todorovic.s@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 19 November 2010 19:12, Bond <jamesbond.2k.g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:I totally agree with Alison's reply. This is not a place to discuss
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Alison Chaiken <alchaiken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Anuz, I think your document is right on-target. I would just add,
>> "Don't ask for help with basic C programming." Yes, there are lots
>> of idioms in the kernel that are not found elsewhere in C, and asking
>> about those is on-topic, but questioners should not (intentionally)
>> ask questions that will be answered by consulting K&R.
general / beginner C programming topics, and we should make sure this
guide makes that clear.
So are you agreeing or disagreeing with Anuz's (cool) document and
> It would be a difficult task to mention what structures or data types
> occur again and again which are not present in K &R to make a wiki
> page on kernelnewbies and point to it but this would be worth than
> making a lecture note and when some one asks some question which is a
> common fault then give them a 5 page lecture to read that doc.
> I do not see any value in such a doc most of the people would be happy
> with a guide of how to ask questions smart way.
Alison's suggestion?
I have seen this kind of problem in another mailing list, and the
issue seems to be more of a language barrier than technical
understanding of the topic.
I doubt any FAQ or lecture will help in that situation, unless there
are translations to other languages.
I like so far of what I've read of Anuz's document - though it could
be tidied up so that you don't have to turn on word-wrapping to be
able to read it.
oh! I totally missed the fact it would be a pain to read(vim is not the nicest way to write such document). I will line-wrap it for more clarity.
