[chat] Re: The Troll and the Traditionalist

[Matt Hope]

On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Matthew Hawkins <matthew at topic.com.au> wrote...

: I'm sorry that you find editing text files in a text editor so
: illogical, and worse still that you think looking in the manual pages
: for documentation on how to use a <anything> offensive.

jeff is merely pointing put that "apt-get install <bleh>" or "man <bleh>"
are not especuially helpful to somebody who is trying to work out a
problem.

Not everybody uses debian, so the 'apt-get' reference is wasted on a lot
of people. 

The user was not after an editor - they were after some advice concerning
administration tools.

The /etc/printcap format is non-trivial - by following through the manpage
you will usually get it correct, but a handy tool that does it for you is
much faster.

Even suggesting the user look on freshmeat would be more benificial than
your posting.
 
: Perhaps you'll find the technical support on 13 2058 more useful.

troll.


\dopey