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   Message 29,491 of 30,566   
   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.   
      
      
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