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Re: FAQs (was Re: moving contents of hard drive)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Donnie Barnes)
Mon Oct 28 13:18:47 1996
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In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 28 Oct 1996 08:28:38 EST."
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Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 12:49:45 -0500
From: Donnie Barnes <djb@redhat.com>
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> One of things I like about RedHat in general, and the RedHat lists in
> particular, is that I can frequently get quick answers to problems
> which come up in my day-to-day operations "using" RedHat Linux.
> Most of us are busy and want to get things done as quickly as is
> possible. If I have a Solaris question, it takes days and days to get
> an answer. This means I have to keep thinking about it and it takes away
> from other productive activity.
> I think it is good for all of us, and a good marketing strategy for
> RedHat to keep these channels open. If a topic of frequent discussion
> were put in a FAQ, then the traffic dealing with it on the list will
> diminish, so it is good to have it.
> My feeling is that Donnie is just too busy to deal with specific
> non-RedHat issues. I don't think he was discouraging using this list
> for non-RedHat specific issues, but just saying that *he* won't add to
> his workload by administering a non-RedHat-specific FAQ.
Sheldon! Sheldon! By george you've hit the nail on the head! :-)
The list has grown to the point of having very nice resources all it's
own...I'd like to tap those resources with a new FAQ. You guys can
maintain it, and we'll house it.
Also, if there *are* Red Hat specific issues, you *can* put them in
the list FAQ. I'd rather clean the RedHat-FAQ out some, put a link
to *your* FAQ in it, and let you guys run the dynamic FAQ. I think
everyone would benefit from this.
I gave up a long time ago trying to keep the redhat-list Red Hat
specific. As it stands now, it is a great source of help and I want
to keep it that way.
Geoffrey Bennett is heading the current FAQ effort. If you have a
question to contribute, please send it to him (you'll find his
announcement on this list or in the archives). Please try to send
both the question and the answer as you know it. Also, please
make sure that what you submit is a "F"requently asked question and
not "just a good tip". There is a difference.
Also, to minimize the load on Geoffrey, don't *expect* a response
to your submission. I'm sure he will try to respond to everyone, but
it will be a load to get it all organized. Oh, thanks to Geoffrey for
volunteering (and Trond...he was just a little late :-).
--Donnie
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