Keith,
I genarally agree with the 'give a man a fish and he eats for a day, but teach
him to fish and he'll eat for life' theory. It's quite sound. But you gotta
show the guy what a fishin' pole looks like first.
Cheers, and peace bro'
JV
Keith Duthie wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Vincenzo Jon - IL wrote:
>
> > Jeez, you're gonna ruin it for everybody! What if this was some idiot
> > reporter doing some stupid expose' on how the linux community isn't really
> > as helpful and 'inclusive' as we claim to be?
> I'm helpful, and moderately inclusive, just not verbose. I gave him the
> means of obtaining the answers to his questions - which is generally, in
> the long run, better than just giving someone the answer to their
> question.
>
> Besides which, idiot reporters do their research by reading each others
> articles.
> --
> Understanding is a three edged sword. Do you *want* to get the point?
> http://www.albatross.co.nz/~psycho/ O-
