Re: [Sheflug] More on the modem problem.

[Barrie Bremner <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Alex" == Alex Hudson <home [at] alexhudson.com> writes:

    Alex> On Thu, 2002-01-03 at 22:12, Damian Bamforth wrote:
 
    >> TBH, the support I get from all of you is fantastic... but I
    >> feel like I am outstaying my welcome by asking 'muppet'
    >> questions

    Alex> Don't worry about it. A lot of people get started on the
    Alex> list by asking 'muppet' questions - if we do a good job,
    Alex> they turn into competent users and start contributing
    Alex> back. That way, knowledge about GNU/Linux systems spreads :)
    Alex> Others, like Baz, stay muppets, but there's no helping some
    Alex> people :P (kidding ;).

ROFL.

I'm trying to get muppetification of all subjects to an art form :-)

Don't worry if you ask silly questions - at least you've had a good
stab at it already but are about to loose the plot in frustration -
it's a great feeling to get it all sorted out after a quick few posts
to the LUG.

I gradually started to look at Perl at the end of November - you
should have seen some of the questions I was asking at Perlmonks then
:-)
Not doing too bad now.

    Alex> Documentation has never been a strong point of Linux, but
    Alex> once you get used to the way it's all laid out you'll
    Alex> actually find it's a lot more in depth than, say, Windows
    Alex> documentation.

*BSD manpages - MMmmmmm. Perldoc even better!

Linux documentation (especially when backed up with questions to a
LUG) aren't too bad at all - but as Alex says, it does take a little
bit of head scratching to tune into it all. 

Windows documentation? Wossat?

I was most unimpressed when I got a Win98 PC after the manuals I'd got
with my Amiga 500 - especially the (finally rather tatty) shell
commands reference.
Most Windows documentation appears to be some Microsoft sanctioned
tome with lots of step-by-step point and drool pictures (certainly the
Sybex Win2k MCSE book I've read was...).

In comparison *Nix systems are practically overflowing with info (doh!
I mean manpages). 

Cheers.

Baz.

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