David, Right on! Bob M >-----Original Message----- >From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of >David Krider >Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 12:25 AM >To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: How to check *CDROM* correctness? > > >On Sun, 2003-04-06 at 01:05, jdow wrote: > >> David, the point is it does work. Long ago the >FM that I executed an >> RTFM upon, declared -dao is the correct means of >writing an ISO image >> for a Red Hat release. So I used that option and >had no problems. But, >> evidence on this list suggests wither the FM has >been changed, lost, >> forgotten or all too many here cannot R the FM >for one reason or >> another. > >Isn't there some sort of make-believe rule that >says when you invoke the >"FM" argument, you should have already shut up? If >not, there should be. >I tell you what, you and every one else that >communicates in an open >forum about Linux: the next time you want to tell >someone that (to >paraphrase) "it's all in the friendly manual," >then kindly give them >WHAT manual and WHERE to FIND it. If you're so >darned smart, and have >such great recall, then quote chapter and verse >for me. I'd like to know >for future reference. You say, it's in the FM. >Great. That's reeaaal >helpful. WHICH "manual?" At latest count, there >are 6 official ones that >you can download from Red Hat. That doesn't count >all of the >documentation listed in /usr/share/doc. And that >doesn't take into >consideration the man pages, or the info docs. Nor >does it take into >account the HOWTO's and mini-HOWTO's on tldp.org. >So fine, jdow. Where >exactly was that information? I read all the >live-long day. Looking in >every spot I can. I used to read for fun when I >was a kid. Now, I don't >even want to read a newspaper. After reading and >searching all day >through the aforementioned places, obscure web >pages, newsgroups, and >email lists like this one for answers to problems >that I wouldn't even >have if I would just drop $200 for a stinkin' copy >of XP, I don't want >to read any more. Once in awhile, those of you who >are so smart and >smarmy to run around telling everyone RTFM, would >you please just give >me the benefit of the doubt and cut me a break? I >looked for information >on this issue for the better part of *4* hours. I >ran several tests on >my own trying to figure out what was going on. I >didn't get it. Fine. I >FAILED. Does that make you feel better? Thanks for >all your insight. >Michael Schwendt was kind enough to explain the >situation for everyone's >benefit hours ago. > >dk > > > > >-- >Shrike-list mailing list >Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list >
