On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:55:28 -0500 Steven Stern subscribed-lists@sterndata.com wrote:
When people talk about choosing FOSS software like Fedora, "a strong community" is always cited.
Not so sure Steven. Always figured "FOSS software - a strong community" always pointed to active development, not necessarily use.
May we declare a moratorium on meta-discussions? If someone doesn't give enough info, ask them for more, and that's all. Going off on top posting, depth of quoting, typos, etc makes the list a hostile place.
I agree to a point, with the proviso a link to the guidelines should be provides re tp.
If you don't have something nice or helpful to say, don't say it.
If you need more info, ask for it. If you suspect they don't know what they're doing, offer some assistance on how they can get that info.
Quite frankly, if I were a newbie and I had a question and were met with such hostility, I'd think twice about all that stuff about the value of "the community".
I lurked for three years, before asking a question. to gain some small knowledge from trial and error.
In the past I've got as much a broiling on Win lists for tp, whatever the place, a guide is a guide. "Please stay on the trail, or you may eaten by a croc."