----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] WAS "A good book on C programming", now an APPOLOGY
> you know, if you wanted to get a developer's opinion, there IS a "gentoo-devel" list :-P > this is gentoo-user... So you have to be on the developer list to be a developer? Funny very funny. > > 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 > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
