Re: New lists (was [PHP] Attitude of B van Ouwerkerk)

on 8/2/01 11:54 PM, Richard Lynch at ceo@l-i-e.com wrote: >> Maybe the problem is a poor educational system; some people are just too >> lazy to do research / properly phrase a query for a search engine / >> experiment a bit before posting? > > They've been trained by Microsoft and other commercial software vendors > whose documentation sucks, whose help systems cost hundreds of $$$ and... > > It takes time for people to realize that OpenSource software and > documentation must be approached in a different way. let's not forget, that people don't all learn the same way, and that not everyone started programming and using the internet back in the 1980's. some folks don't yet have a good feel for the bigger picture, and don't know that all these problems really boil down to a smaller number of classic problems. or, how to go about picking this stuff up. that's what mentors are for. i'm guessing, that everyone on this list knows something that no one else on this list groks, yes, even kyle. so, are you stupid for not knowing how to rebuild the engine in my vw bus, or how to maintain the 2 dozen rose bushes i have, or how to play the guitar, or what stupid rat creatures are, or who wrote _rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead_, or how to make panang curry (with chicken)? did i get everyone :) oh ya, and some folks are just socially challenged. have a day, mike -- mike cullerton