Karl Larsen wrote:
All people are asking is to stick to fedora-related topics here, and
at least try to be be accurate in your descriptions so some
cause/effect logic can be attempted. Most people search this list for
answers to questions before asking them again. Just imagine how hard
that will be now for the new user looking for the one simple command
line it takes to use dd. Also, it helps both people reading the
discussion currently and in the archives to reply to existing threads
when continuing that topic and to start new threads with different
subjects when the topic changes.
You don't need to stop posting to stop making it difficult for others.
Well I thought with just a couple of times I was writing about
Fedora. The latest with dd is clearly a fedora issue.
There is nothing really fedora-specific about using dd to copy things.
It has worked the same way in all unix-like systems for decades. The
device names and what you have to fix in grub.conf and fstab are
somewhat linux specific if you copy partitions instead of the whole
disk. But, no one objects to simple question/solution threads on how to
do something in fedora even if it is the same in many other distributions.
So I am willing
to try and figure out what is expected. I will not do as I see being done.
I think this:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines has
already been pointed out. In particular, try the search tips before
posting to see if your question has already been asked and has a known
answer. Then, when you are posting something new, try to do it in a way
that the next person who needs the same answer will be able to find it
quickly with an archive search. Remember, everything you are posting
will be archived away (virtually) forever.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
