[aklug] Re: Rebasing the discussion

On Thursday 17 September 2009, Lee Ross wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:31:03 -0800, Greg Madden <pabi@acsalaska.net>
wrote:
> > Oh cool I get to top post ;-)
> > I agree with Damien and Jonr. I respectfully disagree with Arthur.
> >
> > I stand by my earlier comment about not re-inventing the wheel. there
> > is already enough documentation on the net. why not learn how to
> > search and use whats available, newcomers and all. I am not sure of
> > what is the best way forward but I feel that it is different than
> > what we have done in the past, except for this list, which is a great
> > resource.
>
> Aklugers,
>
> So when I bought a new 1.5 TB external harddrive and I am unable to put
> files on there, I knew from past experience that I'm not allowed to ask
> what to do without researching the problem myself ....so I did the
> research and found the answers but I don't understand what they are
> talking about because it's not detailed enough......so, I'll do what
> I've done in the past and hire a guy by the hour to explain a couple of
> simple things about how Linux works with things such as external
> harddrives and why I'm being denied access. He/she will furnish the
> answers, I'll pay the money and we both go away happy.

Ouch !

On with the flame war.

 I would be suprised if you got this feeling , or lack of help, from the
Friday nite meeting of Aklug. Most of the rtfm responses are from those
who don't go to Friday nite, if you showd up, you get help, its the one
place where action speaks louder than words.
>
> There's a very big gap out there between the experts and the newcomers
> to Linux. Most of the newcomers are GUI oriented and all of the experts
> are CLI oriented. Do the math.......One of the AKLUGERS told me once
> that almost everything that is done with the CLI can be done with the
> GUI also.
>
> I have learned an awful lot about Linux over the last 8 or 9 years but
> still consider myself to be a newbie 'cause I don't want to become an
> expert, I just want my computer to work and do the things I want it to
> do everyday and that's just what I've got. I'm happy with my systems
> (5) and home network (1).....l still read mailing lists and try to
> learn something new every day but I will never become a CLI expert.
>
> The other day at work, one of my coworkers told me he tried to install
> Linux because Windows was giving him such a bad experience.........He
> tried the install and got stuck when it asked him for a user password
> that he failed to configure earlier. He quit right there and
> reinstalled Windows. Damiens list suggested installations would be
> something the experts could teach.......and on and on and on........
>
> My $.10 worth,

-- 
Peace
Greg Madden
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