[NTLUG:Discuss] .tar [Rookie question]

[Steve Baker]

bobby at wrennest.com wrote:

> ./aal's answer is completely accurate and totally useless to someone who
> doesn't know about all the other possibilities. If just reading the docs
> (assuming you know where to find them) was all that is needed, why do we
> have this list?

To discuss matters relating to the North Texas Linux Users Group.

> Why not just note in the reply to list subscription that
> you souldn't ask questions just RTM.

I think the 'RTFM' response to a question is a perfectly valid
one *providing* that you include a link to the 'FM' that you
asking the guy to 'R'.  If you don't do that, you have a zero
information content response.

> My Father always told me "There are
> no stupid questions. But, sometimes there are stupid answers."

I'm guessing your Father didn't spend a whole lot of time
answering people's questions on Internet mailing lists!  :-)

-- 
Steve Baker   HomeEmail: <sjbaker1 at airmail.net>
              WorkEmail: <sjbaker at link.com>
              HomePage : http://web2.airmail.net/sjbaker1
              Projects : http://plib.sourceforge.net
                         http://tuxaqfh.sourceforge.net
                         http://tuxkart.sourceforge.net
                         http://prettypoly.sourceforge.net