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|    Hank Rogers to Mike Easter    |
|    Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linu    |
|    28 Oct 25 20:03:13    |
      XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10       From: Hank@nospam.invalid              Mike Easter wrote on 10/28/2025 6:46 PM:       > MikeS wrote:       >> To me it is perfect as a warning to potential Linux users. Stay well       >> away unless you want to enter a world of condescending geeks with a       >> warped idea that everyone should be "a responsible adult" computer       >> user, i.e. a geek like them.       >       > I disagree. In the great milieu of linux help areas, there is but a       > relatively small percentage of that type thing. Grow a thicker skin;       > some condescension isn't going to hurt you; the world is full of that       > kind of behavior, it isn't unique to linux help.       >              It's pretty easy to help new linux users. I just point them to the man       pages and say RTFM. They get the message instantly.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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