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The wiki, including installation instructions, are atrocious. KISS: Keep it simple, stupid. Nobody has time to read 30,000 pages to install an OS. One page,

by 10g1k 4y ago

The wiki, including installation instructions, are atrocious. KISS: Keep it simple, stupid. Nobody has time to read 30,000 pages to install an OS. One page, numbered points, in order, with only the required info, and all the required info. If it requires searching somewhere else, then you did it wrong. And forum/community responses such as "WHAT?! You didn't read paragraph 34543.532.3452 of page 342534 of the documentation, reachable by clicking through 300 links starting from paragraph 2343 of the instructions?! OMFG! I don't have time to respond to people who don't even read the wiki! Even though I spent ten minutes typing this reply, and I could have simply responded with one sentence which would have actually been helpful! No! I don't have time for that! Read the wiki! READ THE WIKI!" Seriously, those people are massive internerd losers.

snvzz 4y ago
Distro is obviously not for you. Maybe you'll find a better fit elsewhere. Distro is not going to alienate its userbase to cater to you.
- 10g1k 4y ago
  Don't take it so personally. My observation was about the numerous similar responses to queries posted on their forum. Not to me, as I won't deign to sully my feet in such a morass. But I did read many queries from newbies who received such responses.
  - snvzz 4y ago
    It's a choice between asking intelligent questions[0], in this case emphasis in the section about RTFM[1], or getting commercial support. A community can only survive by filtering out morons who can't reference documentation; it would be deserted otherwise. There's only so much crap unpaid volunteers are willing to put up with. 0. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html 1. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#rtfm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#rtfm
    - 10g1k 4y ago
      Introspection.
d_tr 4y ago
The wiki's installation guide is not long at all. You might need to click a couple of links for details and that's it. Arch now has an installer too, by the way.

by 10g1k 4y ago

snvzz 4y ago

Distro is obviously not for you. Maybe you'll find a better fit elsewhere. Distro is not going to alienate its userbase to cater to you.

10g1k 4y ago
Don't take it so personally. My observation was about the numerous similar responses to queries posted on their forum. Not to me, as I won't deign to sully my feet in such a morass. But I did read many queries from newbies who received such responses.
- snvzz 4y ago
  It's a choice between asking intelligent questions[0], in this case emphasis in the section about RTFM[1], or getting commercial support. A community can only survive by filtering out morons who can't reference documentation; it would be deserted otherwise. There's only so much crap unpaid volunteers are willing to put up with. 0. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html 1. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#rtfm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#rtfm
  - 10g1k 4y ago
    Introspection.

d_tr 4y ago

The wiki's installation guide is not long at all. You might need to click a couple of links for details and that's it. Arch now has an installer too, by the way.