Todd Zullinger writes: > I agree that if someone comes here with questions that are obviously > very dependent on some customization that their vendor has made that > they should be directed to check with the vendor. (Same goes for > users who need more basic help learning to use their OS of choice.) > But many, if not most, questions from users who are using a Red Hat or > even Apple package don't fall into that category, IMO.
I agree. But nobody's suggesting a "don't post here if you're using Red Hat" policy. The policy is that for installation problems, problems soon after installation, and missing functionality, ask the vendor *first*, unless you're sufficiently expert that you already know what a standard installation from source looks like and can explain the differences. Note that without that expertise, you can't figure out what's "obviously very dependent." I think that if the user doesn't know, the default should be to go to the vendor, who knows more about installation issues and who has an interest in bullet-proofing their package. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
