[ale] VNCserver

[Charles Marcus]

lol!

Peace, friend...

My reply to you was in response to *your* reply of:

> I ain't a programmer, and I am a Linux Newbie.

when someone simply told you that the answer was in a How-To, and pointed you to where it was.

This was the sole source of my reply.  Not that you were asking for help, but the *way* you were asking.  In a nutshell - your 'attitude'.  Imo, *your* reply was terse, and a tad bit demanding.  That's what prompted my reply, which I *intended* to be helpful - sorry you didn't see it that way.  Obviously, it is very easy for misunderstandings to occur in an email medium, as there is no way to convey facial expressions or tone of voice, and apparently this is what happened here.

So, I offer my apologies for any misunderstandings, and will endeavor to be less critical in the future.

I have to ask myself, though - if you were truly offended by my post, which was, imo, reasonably civil, what are you gonna do the first time you get truly flamed?  Your response to me, imo, was overly harsh, considering what prompted it.

And yes, you *are* wrong, again imo - Linux is *not* for the casual User who has no interest in the 'learning' aspect of it.  Don't get me wrong, I am welcoming every advance in the 'ease of use' department that comes with each new distro release, and with each passing month.

As I said, there is a great community of people out there willing to help, but you won't get very far with them with this 'attitude' of yours.

Best Regards,

Charles

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ChangingLINKS.com [mailto:ChangingLINKS.com at bigfoot.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:45 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] VNCserver
> 
> Charles Marcus,
> I was actually offended by your post. Assuming that I had not 
> read the FAQ, assuming that I don't want to take the time to
> learn, assuming I didn't try to get it to work (I didn't want
> KDE like in the example in the FAQ) before asking for more
> help . . . etc.  I want to thank those who have taken the time
> to help me at the install fest.  Stephen Duchene for teaching
> me what I know of vi and networking (and and and). For Bob
> introducing me to Linux gaming with UT, for the entire ale list 
> that I read everyday to keep my 2 1/2 100% Linux systems up 
> and running - as well as my landlord's dual boot that I built
> from parts . . . Even my web site ChangingLINKS.com is run on
> RedHat with mySQL and .php.
> 
> I thank everyone BUT you, who has nothing better to do than 
> say things like: "If you can't have fun learning and doing (and
> trying and failing and trying again), then Linux isn't for you."
> 
> Please do not forget that Linux is ultimately not about learning,
> but USING.  I may be wrong, but I don't think anyone (but maybe
> you) wants newbies (or anyone) to have to spend four hours
> learning (like I did with display drivers) just to get a small
> attribute of a esoteric program to work.
> 
> Please try to remember never say "Linux isn't for you"  to 
> _anyone_ else - thinking that you are part of some religion that
> prides itself on excluding others just to make themselves feel
> better.  That ain't Linux. And if that is you, Linux is Still for
> you . . . but maybe YOU aren't for LINUX.
> -- 
> Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
> Drew
> http://www.ChangingLINKS.com



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