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|    J. P. Gilliver to Felix    |
|    Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linu    |
|    29 Oct 25 14:36:56    |
      XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10       From: G6JPG@255soft.uk              On 2025/10/29 14:5:6, Felix wrote:       > Daniel70 wrote:       >> On 29/10/2025 11:36 pm, Felix wrote:       >>> Daniel70 wrote:       >>>> On 29/10/2025 5:33 pm, Felix wrote:       >>>>> Mike Easter wrote:       >>>>>> Hank Rogers wrote:       >>>>>>> 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.              Yes. The message, however, is "go back to Windows" - even if that wasn't       what you intended :-)              >>>>>>       >>>>>> Perhaps you are being sarcastic. Or perhaps you are pretending to       >>>>>> be one of those unhelpful linux helpers MikeS mentioned. I see       >>>>>> Win tracks in your header.       >>>>>>       >>>>>> In any case, while man pages are useful, the only person such       >>>>>> flippant advice is useful is to someone who doesn't know that       >>>>>> there are man pages.              Of whom there are, presumably, always some. As always, depends on the       _level_ of [various things: intelligence, curiosity, time] possessed by       the person asking.                     []                     --       J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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