That's an interesting comment, especially in light of the "help" many new users receive in response to queries about open source and free software operating systems and applications. I'm a constant Linux user at home and work, and am amazed at how insular these communities can be when outsiders try to get a foothold entering them.
If I'm being obtuse, here's another way of restating your comment, if I may: Answering a user's question with an answer that tells him the solution to his problem has real value. If you give him a link to the HOWTO or online man page with the answer, that has less value. And if you tell him to RTFM, your answer has zero value.
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Re:Information is worth nothing
Posted by: PaulFrields on June 08, 2004 12:37 AMThat's an interesting comment, especially in light of the "help" many new users receive in response to queries about open source and free software operating systems and applications. I'm a constant Linux user at home and work, and am amazed at how insular these communities can be when outsiders try to get a foothold entering them.
If I'm being obtuse, here's another way of restating your comment, if I may: Answering a user's question with an answer that tells him the solution to his problem has real value. If you give him a link to the HOWTO or online man page with the answer, that has less value. And if you tell him to RTFM, your answer has zero value.
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