LinuxQuestions is the best linux forum
LinuxQuestions is the best linux forum.
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My mixed feelings come from some of the users themselves. I have seen more users here who perhaps need to be educated on how to ask a question, or how to be polite to people. Don't claim one way is the right way, without considering all factors. GNU/Linux is not a standard platform, and there are literally hundereds of ways to do things. What I would say to most users is to intelligently search for an answer using the DOCUMENTATION first. The man pages in linux are great, and normally, most distros have good docs. Also, most distros have forums which should be checked first. Google is your friend, but you have to know how to ask the question. I have googled for answers in seconds which people have asked. People don't want to take advantage of the documentation developers such as myself write, they want to ask a human first. This is not unique to LQ - it's human nature, but taking an active part in figuring out your problem will help you learn. Perhaps I see so many of the problems I mentioned are because your userbase is so large compared to other boards. Regardless, I will continue to come here and try to help as I can, because as I said, I enjoy helping people, and this board provides an opportunity for me to do that. |
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An example - look at the installation documentation for mythtv. Its HUGE! Someone new to linux will have an extremely hard time, especially if they get stuck in "dependancy hell". Someone to help nudge them along with their method could be the solution they need. |
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I find that LinuxQuestions is the best linux forum.What I do not understand is why some people here are still finding windows better than linux and they try to convince us all that it is so.If they do not like linux why are they members in a linux forum ?
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Definitely the best. Apart from the forum itself, there's so much other information here, like the Wiki, the HCL etc.
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The worst is when you (as in general, not you as in you) reccomend linux to someone, they try it, and something goes badly wrong. Perhaps the sound doesnt work. Perhaps the hardware on their computer just wont get along with linux for one reason or the other. Then you end up feeling bad because they have to go through the trouble of restoring everything, just to walk away with a bad taste about linux. They then rate windows highly and "never complain about viruses again".
Linux has given me the following saying - "Why should I pay £100's for an operating system in order to do what I already do on a computer, but for free?" The only thing I'd need windows for is gaming, but thats rather rare. Linuxquestions is a brilliant forum - instead of googling for answers, its often easier to just look here. Almost every problem ive had has been solved in a previous thread. |
It also develops your writing skills and for me, as English is not my native language, it helps to give coherent answers and ask questions in a way that can be understood by native English speakers.
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Windoze users are like that - M$ has created an OS that, for the most part, is fairly idiot-proof, and hides the details from the user. They have created a culture of morons who can't fix anything that breaks. I just don't want to see GNU/Linux become like that. Maybe my feelings stem from the fact I am old-school - I still believe in not hiding technical details from the user. I don't know....I've said my piece. |
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I agree with your last comment - it's pretty obvious when someone has exhausted all possibilities, and they are stumped. I do the same thing - just give them the answer, but sometimes I try to give a little background if I have time. |
Wow, I've never seen anyone that bad, and I find it to be in the extreme minority (because Linux users are generally intelligent, intrepid individuals ;)) that someone on this board doesn't make some effort to find a solution themselves before posting here, but anyway, when it does happen, it is easily the most annoying thing about the forum medium (Which speaks very highly of LQ, in that the only thing bad about the site is something out of their control).
As for Diagmato, I think he was merely alluding to the extravagant amount of information here, by saying that he often doesn't need to search google, because the answers are right here in previous posts, not saying that he posts a thread rather than search google. |
That's true - there is a lot of information here. Maybe I see more "problem children" here because this board has such a large user base. Bigger population, more crime...
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