On Mon, 2007-12-31 at 08:26 -0500, Jacques B. wrote: > On Dec 31, 2007 8:04 AM, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Tim wrote: > > > On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 17:17 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > > > > > >> and this works fine, of course. > > >> > > > > > > And has *explained* nothing. No, "how," no "why," no clues about it. > > > > > > > > It explains a whole lot more than the man page. It says you really > > can do this, and it works. > > > > Karl > > > > I have to agree with Tim. You did not explain anything at all. You > simply pointed out two files and their contents. You did not explain > at all what entries are required in those files to achieve the sought > after results. You provide no explanation at all of why I'd go into > those files to change ownership of /dev/ttyS0. You provide no > explanation of what changes you've made to those files (if any). As > Tim pointed out, you provide no explanation at all. > > At best you provided a "I have this in these files and it works for me > so it will work for you. Just do it." which has been typical of any > guides you've attempted to post in the past. But you didn't even say > that much because as I stated above, it isn't even clear if you've > made any manual changes to those files (and if so how did you make > those changes - for the lay person), and if so what changes did you > make and why. > > If you don't understand it well enough to answer such questions then > at best you can post in response to someone asking about this topic > something to the effect that "This is what I did and it worked for me. > Not sure why, but it works." This way at least the person reading it > knows that you are not offering informed/authoritative advice and that > it should therefore be taken accordingly with the risks that come with > such advice. > > Jacques B. > Karl's post reads fine to me. I didn't look at his post as a "guide." True, I haven't had my pot of coffee yet.... ;=] -- Mark C, Allman, PMP -- Allman Professional Consulting, Inc. -- www.allmanpc.com, 617-947-4263 BusinessMsg -- the secure, managed, J2EE/AJAX Enterprise IM/IC solution
