Linux and Spywares - lack of reading

Richard S. Crawford rscrawford at mossroot.com
Mon Feb 14 21:50:23 UTC 2005


Gerald Thompson said:

> I know I am probably preaching to the wind here, but its not that I am
> saying newbies shouldn't ask questions, what I am trying to say is that
> newbies should take the time to read up a bit first.  Check web sites to
> see if you can find your answer; even if you can't, at least you will
> have a better idea of how to ask your question.

Another outstanding resource for newbies is Eric Raymond's essay, "How to
Ask Questions the Smart Way":

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

In my opinion, this ought to be required reading for everyone who asks
questions on the Internet in any forum, not just for Linux lists.  :)

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