On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Alison Chaiken <alchaiken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, I totally agree with this - it will make people ask themselves 'is my question a kernel question or a C question?' which will hopefully give them a poke in the right direction.
I was a little uneasy about this suggestion the first time I read it - I thought it might be a little too exclusive - but on second thoughts I totally agree - if the suggestion is irrelevant to the specialist mailing list the contributors there can point the newbie in the right direction, can't they?
There will always be the odd newbie with too little community conscience to trouble to read Anuz' document but for those there is always the option to ignore...
Thanks for your efforts, Anuz.
Julie
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.
Yes, I totally agree with this - it will make people ask themselves 'is my question a kernel question or a C question?' which will hopefully give them a poke in the right direction.
Also, readers should not ask questions relevant to particular boards
or drivers. Those questions should be asked (if at all) on
specialist mailing lists.
I was a little uneasy about this suggestion the first time I read it - I thought it might be a little too exclusive - but on second thoughts I totally agree - if the suggestion is irrelevant to the specialist mailing list the contributors there can point the newbie in the right direction, can't they?
There will always be the odd newbie with too little community conscience to trouble to read Anuz' document but for those there is always the option to ignore...
Thanks for your efforts, Anuz.
Julie
