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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: newbies should neither be seen nor heard


From: James Blackwell
Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: newbies should neither be seen nor heard
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 00:27:39 -0400

Miles Bader: 
>    One of the things that new arch users feel most uncomfortable with is
>    some of the naming conventions that arch uses. These feelings are
>    both reasonable and natural. Though these feelings are reasonable,
>    take our word for it -- they are just feelings. If you work with
>    these files for a couple of months, not only will you get used to
>    them, but you will actually end up liking them. Trust us.
>
> This is spot-on as far as I'm concerned.
>
> BTW, does anyone remember who wrote the Wiki paragraph I quoted above (it
> predates the page's wiki history)?  It's very nicely written.
>

When I wrote that page, I wrote it all from scratch. However, parts of
it are probably very similiar to what other people have said. 


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