>Oh there's plenty of documentation. It's just that much of it written
>like reference manuals. You don't give someone new to a subject a
>_reference manual_; you give them a tutorial. But coders don't like to
>write tutorials.
>
>And not following instructions isn't unique to us. I hate to say it, but
>half the time, when I have to put something together (bikes, exercise
>equipment, etc.) I only look at the docs (usually written by some
>English-as-third-language Taiwanese) if I can't figure out how it goes
>together myself. Comedians do whole routines on this facet of male
>thinking. But in the Open Source community, you get bashed around a few
>times for not R'ing The F'ing M, and you figure out you'd better check
>the man pages and start googling before you go asking questions.
>
>Fortunately, the people on this list are a little more tolerant than
>most. ;-}
>
>Paul
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Yes that is my biggest complaint about Linux (I am a newbie) is that I
try to RTFM and it is like it is written in a foreign language. I am so
completely tired of "RTFM" that I am considering giving up. I have
given up asking questions.
Hobbies are supposed to relieve stress not cause it.
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