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This works on humans too. Normie: How do I do X in Linux? Linux nerds: RTFM, noob. vs. Normie: Linux sucks because you can't do X. Linux nerds: Actually, y
by bitwize 2y ago
This works on humans too.
Normie: How do I do X in Linux?
Linux nerds: RTFM, noob.
vs.
Normie: Linux sucks because you can't do X.
Linux nerds: Actually, you can just apt-get install foo and...
- gchamonlive 2y agoAll due respect, but that's the average experience in Arch Linux forums, unfortunately. At least we now have LLMs to RTFM for us.
- lvncelot 2y agoFrom what I've heard I'm really happy that I never ventured too deep into the Arch forums. The wiki however was (is?) absolutely fantastic. I used it as a general-purpose Linux wiki before I even switched to Arch, I distinctly remember the info on X Multi-Head being leagues above other resources I could find.
- gosub100 2y agoThe Arch documentation is so good you don't need the forum. Man pages, however, are useless.
- gchamonlive 2y agoI'm sorry, but the existence of the forum, specially the newbie section is living proof that that is not the case.
- prophesi 2y agoTruly the most effective method to get an answer on the internet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham#%22Cunningham's_Law%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham#%22Cunningham'...