-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 27 Dec 2003 5:19 pm, Scott Jackson wrote: > you know, if you wanted to get a developer's opinion, there IS a > "gentoo-devel" list :-P this is gentoo-user...
I will post to that as well then. Thanks. > On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 21:43:17 +0000 > > Gavin Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Dear Everyone, > > > > I was had this pointed out to me, by Simon Perreault > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (with my reply): > > > > "On Saturday 27 Dec 2003 8:49 pm, you wrote: > > > 1) Please do not cross-post. (This means sending the same message to > > > many lists.) > > > > OK, guilty, but I wanted a varied response, as different people subscribe > > to different lists. > > > > > 2) Please stay on topic. This has nothing to do with Fedora. > > > > Fedora is GNU/Linux, there are C programmers, like you that use Fedora, > > and it is a general discussion list. What's the problem? I'm not asking > > for money for for you to join some crazy scheme. > > > > This kind of attitude annoys me about GNU/Linux, I am not wasting anyones > > time, so I don't see what the problem is." > > > > > > And his last reply: > > > > "On December 27, 2003 16:11, you wrote: > > > This kind of attitude annoys me about GNU/Linux, I am not wasting > > > anyones time, so I don't see what the problem is. > > > > Yes, you are wasting time (and bandwidth, as there are some people on > > very slow connections) when you are not on topic. This list is not even > > about GNU/Linux, it is about Fedora. General Linux questions do not > > belong here. This is Fedora-related stuff only. There are tons of Linux > > and C mailing lists. > > > > This is a quick lesson (that everyone must learn, I did too) on > > netiquette. You should Google a bit on that topic, particularly on stuff > > related to mailing lists." > > > > > > I am sorry if I have wasted everyones time and bandwidth, but I have > > spent the last 3 days searching for up to date links and book reviews, > > some things you never find, like the website: > > http://www.accu.org/bookreviews/public/ recommended by another user. > > > > I admit, I have cross posted, as I not only use Fedora, but Debian, SUSE > > and Gentoo. These are all different distro's with different user bases. I > > wanted to get a good feel of what are good texts from all the C > > programmers out their. I didn't get a response like above from anyone > > else. Even Alan Cox replied to me. > > > > What I don't understand is, and I quote, "This list is not even about > > GNU/Linux, it is about Fedora." > > > > What is Fedora then? > > > > > > Again, sorry to waste everyones time, but you have all helped me out. > > > > Gavin. > > - -- > > Regards > > > > http://www.magicfx.co.uk > > http://www.suretecsystems.com > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQE/7fz2gNqd7Kng8UoRAsRbAKDmXsCtqO7IvpTTj6Ys4C9y5fUlPwCgue/Y > > iBHi+X1LZ2h4Qdgk0/in+18= > > =MgX7 > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list - -- Regards http://www.magicfx.co.uk http://www.suretecsystems.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/7iOUgNqd7Kng8UoRArMZAJ0W6L+ROK5NodVgQ/yFHAhUspNSOQCfREfI SZ3u8GnEeTSoGh6DeQ5MDe0= =wDSd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
