From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 77warp168.newtel.com ([142.163.168.77] helo=enigma2.cjb.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17ECwU-0005fz-00 for ; Sat, 01 Jun 2002 13:45:30 -0400 Received: from localhost (ebarnes@localhost) by enigma2.cjb.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g51Hj1305504 for ; Sat, 1 Jun 2002 15:15:01 -0230 Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 15:15:01 -0230 (NDT) From: Ed Barnes To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Amazingly dumb remark about Linux (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, why don't you do us all a favour and rtfm because this way you'd spend less time writing messages which just make excuses based on no credability regarding why people don't learn Linux. If you are going to bitch about what experienced linux users don't do to help newbies you'd better have grounds upon which to do so, and I don't think you do as several members of this list, Ann, Janina, Greg, and loads more people have written many messages to you attempting to help, and I only know of what appeared on the list. Undoubtedly you likely received others via private email. On Thu, 30 May 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote: > You are absolutely right. > That is because nobody care too much to learn Linux newbies. > To read the manual is the main advice, and this way, of course they will not > understand, and will seem to be stupid, ... and will hate Linux. > > Teddy, > orasnita@home.ro > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Parsons" > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:02 AM > Subject: Amazingly dumb remark about Linux > > > > Hi all, > > > > Well, this is one of the main arguments against Linux. According to > > Windows proponents, Linux has no applications that approach MS junk. > > They feel that people can't share files and on nd on. > > > > Ann P. > > > > -- > > Ann K. Parsons > > email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." > JRRT > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >