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Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No

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On 07/10/2016 02:24, Ron House wrote:
> On 06/10/16 05:21, fr314159@gmail.com wrote:
>> What happens when something goes wrong on ones OS?
>>
>> There should be no problem.  Just call up the documentation.
>>
>> GNU/Linux is very well documented.  Every software package
>> has ample manual, or man, pages as well as "info" pages.
>>
>> The comprehensive information contained therein is always on a
>> professional level, and they are all available locally, that is,
>> they are stored on local disk drives.  Finding the necessary information
>> is quick and easy.
>>
>> What about Microshit?
>>
>> Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!  There is NO local documentation.  None.
>> Zip.  Nada.
>>
> 
> Basically right, but you are over-reaching. Not all linux s'ware has
> good docs. They're written by so many different groups and individuals,
> some committed to docs, some not so much.
> 
> As for M$, might I first suggest you use a less vulgar insult than
> Micros**t? You turn people off, many who would otherwise send your posts
> to friends etc., where they might actually persuade people, won't do so.
> Examples of better insults: "M$", "Windoze".

Better not to use such childish language and be grown up and professional.


> But your point is right. A classic from M$ from way back was the help in
> the printed DOS manual that said something like: "If your hard drive
> fails, see the help in <name-of-a-file-on-the-failed-hd>." How did
> anyone write that and not see the problem?

I guess they assumed that users might have enough common sense to go and
look on another working machine? Much the same way that Linux's hard
disk based documentation on fixing a broken file system is useful on the
broken system.

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Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No fr314159@gmail.com - 2016-10-05 12:21 -0700
  Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-06 10:15 +0100
  Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-10-07 11:24 +1000
    Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-07 14:36 +0100
      Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No fr314159@gmail.com - 2016-10-07 07:36 -0700
      Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No fr314159@gmail.com - 2016-10-07 08:00 -0700
        Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-10-08 13:03 +1000
          Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-10 11:03 +0100
            Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-10 12:20 +0200
              Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-10 12:43 +0100
          Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 07:40 -0500
        Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-10 11:02 +0100
      Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-10-08 13:00 +1000
        Re: Documentation: GNU/Linux Yes; Microshit No Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-10 11:06 +0100

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