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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 18:53:53 +1100
From: Bill Currie <billc AT blackmagic DOT tait DOT co DOT nz>
Subject: Re: The DJGPP Oracle
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To: lovecraft AT aol DOT com (Lovecraft), djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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On 13 Aug 97 at 3:42, Lovecraft wrote:
> Because of the assumption that I didn't read the FAQ when a gentle
> pointer to where it might be is much more helpful.
> 
> I'm not asking for people to keep answering questions that are
> addressed elsewhere, just point us in the right direction without

Hey, what do you think many of the replies say?  Many I see say 
something like `check section x.y of the FAQ which you can get from 
the same place you got djgpp'.  Now, you can't ask for better help 
than that. I certainly don't, not that I normally need it anymore, 
but I still occastionally refer to it. Heck, most of the questions I 
ever had were answered before I asked them.

Anyway, you (and every other newbie on this list) should consider 
your self extremly lucky: when I started with djgpp there was no faq, 
all I had was the most basic required binaries for c/c++ (plus a few 
libs) and NO INTERNET CONNECTION. You complain about getting a few 
grumbles for appearently not reading the supplied docs, but at least 
you can ask and get an answer; I couldn't even ask. I was completely 
on my own with only 3 or 4 small documents to read (readme, 
internals, some sort of functions listing by A. Appleyard (sp?), and 
something covering how to invoke gcc.

Sorry if I came on too strong, but please, everyone, stop moaning.  
If the docs don't tell you what you need to know, say so, politely, 
but READ THEM FIRST because just about every question asked on this 
list these days is answered (and easy to find) by the supplied docs 
(readme.1st and the faq). I just wish such resources were available 
when I started.

BTW I think the oracle is an *EXELENT* idea, and as someone mentioned 
before, it could even be excelent for the rest of the GNU community.
Bill
--
Leave others their otherness.

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