[ale] copying lps to cds

[Jeff Hubbs]

I don't think this is a question of "offense."  It's more of a question of
what kind of support resource do we want the ALE listserv to be.  

What is valuable about the ALE listserv is the "been there" factor.  There
are times where people  want to reach someone who has done what they are
trying to do or something similar.  As I indicated, I have quite a bit of
experience in producting CD-Rs from analog source material (albeit under
Windows - oh well!) and I thought this fellow could benefit from my "been
there" mojo - a lot of it will still apply to him if he tries to do it under
Linux.  I figure that the next time *I* ask a question, some kind soul will
take a moment to respond to my specific situation (it's often the
specificness of a problem that makes it harder to solve) and many have - and
I try to make a point of expressing my gratitude.

Think of it this way:  I think it's fair to say that almost all of us on the
list want broader acceptance of Linux.  Anyone on this list who asks a
question is someone who is probably in a position to further that acceptance
to some degree or another.  Help further that person's progress, and that
will be another little spot on the map where Linux has made a little bit
more of an inroad.  How wonderful it is that the Internet has mechanisms
like listservs to facilitate this!  

- Jeff

-----Original Message-----
 From: Jeff Dilcher [mailto:dilcher at cueva.com]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 8:19 AM
To: Steven Rice
Cc: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] copying lps to cds




Sorry if I offended anyone.  I guess I am the type that likes to struggle
to solve my problem for a while before I ask anyone for help.  It is the
only way I have learned anything under Linux.  Plus, the time it takes to
write out a detailed answer to a simple question is re-inventing the
wheel, if it has already discussed and documented.

Recording a sound sample from an input source seems so basic, that my knee
jerk reaction is that someone didn't even attempt to figure it out on
their own.

I still think that struggling and flailing for a while are a good thing
when it comes to computers in general, and Linux in specific.  Best to
teach a person where to look for help, then to re-answer questions.  The
advice to RTFM is admittedly harsh, but perhaps for good reason. We are
all lazy, however, lets try to use the resources that those who aren't
lazy have spent their valuable time creating.

I have been told to RTFM before.  It was good advice to me, though painful
to my ego.




On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Steven Rice wrote:

> Thanks for a really good post that was informative and interesting to
> read.  I
> wish more people would spend the time to help people instead of telling
> them to
> RTFM.  The people who know tend to forget the hard aches they went
> through to
> learn so they think a simple search or man what ever can be the super
> source of
> info.  Most of the time the person asking just want to know a simple
> answer 
> that might take hours of searching or trial and error.   Is the time of
> some 
> people so valuable that they can not help another person?  What a shame
> indeed.
> 
> It's funny when they are the one asking.
> 
> -Steven
> 


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