Re: flagged to be skipped ?

[Frank Turscak <ftokcfed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Arturo Duran wrote:

> Hello, Christopher,
>
> I am afraid your second answer is equally useless, and
> I am convinced you should know why.
>
> A dictionary provides meanings for words, and LIMITED
> information ONLY about usage, which is a totally
> different term altogether.
>
> Usage, in turn, implies meaning PLUS context.
>
> This implies that someone with limited knowledge of IT
> (my case) would understand the word "SKIP", but would
> certainly not understand "IN WHAT SENSE?".
>
> My initial question, reworded so that it is
> unambiguously understood, would be:
>
> I UNDERSTAND WHAT "SKIP" MEANS, BUT what does it mean
> when applied to a kernel upgrade using up2date?.
>
> I am afraid your CONTEXTUAL reading skills may lack
> some flexibility.
>
> BTW, I am a professional interpreter and translator of
> English/Spanish since 1983.
>
> Please do not reply again quoting the message provided
> by the system: it is most definitely NOT
> self-explanatory, otherwise your answer means that I
> would have posted my initial question with the
> intention of wasting everybody's time, including my
> own.
>
> Arturo Duran
> BSc Hons(Astrophysics, St Andrews Univ., UK), MSc, MBA
>
>
> --- Christoph Wickert <christoph.wickert@xxxxxx>
> wrote: > Am Di, den 02.12.2003 schrieb Arturo Duran um
> 16:10:
>  
>
> > > Your answer is useless
> > > Please refrain from sending messages like this
> > >      
> > Sorry, but I think he (nosp) is right. A line like 
> >
> >    
> >
> > > pkgSkipList=kernel*;
> > >      
> > to me _IS_ self-explanatory (there is even a
> > comment!). What is so
> > difficult to understand about that? 
> >
> > If you have difficulties with the word "skip" I
> > suggest you take a
> > dictionary or use google.
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Christoph
> >
> >    
> >
> > > --- nosp <nosp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue,
> > >      
> > 2003-12-02
> >    
> >
> > > at 13:44, Arturo Duran wrote:
> > >      
> > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I've just checked /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date,
> > > > >
> > > > > and read ALL lines referring to "pkg".
> > > > >
> > > > > I still have the question
> > > > >
> > > > > What is "skip" supposed to mean?
> > > > >          
> > > > ---
> > > > pkgSkipList[comment]=A list of package names,
> > > > optionally including
> > > > wildcards, to skip
> > > > pkgSkipList=kernel*;
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > hopefully that is self-explanatory?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >        
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Arturo -
You are certainly wasting my time, so I'm filtering this whole thread to 
the trash folder.  Don't bother to reply.  The reason is 
"self-explanatory," amigo.