On 9/25/2009 11:23 AM, Adam Williamson wrote:
On Fri, 2009-09-25 at 11:08 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote:
> My only reason for arguing has been that our users are not stupid, we
> don't TARGET new users anyway
>
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview#Is_Fedora_for_me.3F
>
> so there's no point in acting like they're new users.
sure, but nothing I've said is predicated on the assumption that the
users in question are new or dumb or anything like that. as I said, you
can observe this behaviour happening all the time in experienced user /
developer circles (developer planets, IRC etc). No matter how 'advanced'
the user group, probably the majority do not refer to documentation
until they hit something they would consider a problem.
'lurker mode off'
Comment from a 'lurker'
You developers and all do a fine job with this.
*But* you all seem to have the same wrong idea about *most* regular
Linux users. At least the ones that I see on the help lists.
*Almost none of them read that darn DOCs.* Nor do they read the release
Notes. Nor do they read the FAQ's. Nor do they read they Known Problems.
Really? They don't read the instructions and hints *before* they destroy
their working systems with an update? Or with a release upgrade?
Really? Not the Newbies? Not the 'I think that I am an Expert' people?
Not the 'I have much Linux experience' people? Really? Sure. Just follow
the questions asked when something well written about pops up as a
*surprise*. <sigh>
Sorry for the noise.
Back to 'lurker' mode'.
--
David