Linked by Preston Liam Whels on Wed 16th Apr 2003 18:07 UTC
Put yourself in his/her shoes. You're a budding young technical writer and the one word you hear popping up in almost every tech-related conversation is, you guessed it, Linux. Now look in the mirror and try to tell yourself you're more than a writer. After all, you write about technology because it not only interests you, but you're accurate and fair enough to tell it like it is. Maybe not.
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Even when I was a newbie, I never, ever heard RTFM... You know why (at least why I think why) ? Because I made an effort to look things up. And I was sure I said that in my email to whatever mailing list I posted to:
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Hey, I've looked here, here, and here, but I can't figure out how to do X, Y, and Z. Any help?
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A little curdisy goes a long way. Don't post to a mailing list demanding help! You're going to get a cranky response from some idiot on the list. I had the same kind of thing when I was a tech a Staples (an office warehouse...). Everyday, I'd have about 5 to 10 people come in and ask me 'Where are you printer cartiges?' You just get sick of hearing it. 'Look, lady. There in the front of the store underneath the big blue sign that say's 'Printer Catriges'!' But I couldn't say that. Because I was getting paid.
What the author says in this rant of an article is very true: If you're not willing to learn a differnt (different != difficult) way of doing things, don't try linux! If you're not willing to do that, it dosen't make you a bad, slow, or stupid person. Just makes you different from me. I love the 'thrill' of the hunt, looking for tidbits of info on how to set this up, or configure that. To me, thats fun! Its my hobby. Some people play with trains, some people fish. I play with a computer.
To each his own, you know?