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   Message 29,467 of 30,566   
   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   
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