Quality of Ubuntu List

[Dotan Cohen]

2009/10/10 David McNally <david3333333 at gmail.com>:
> Hi again.
>
> Just to clarify, I did not really say anything about Windows forums. Back
> when I used Windows and couldn't get help from Microsoft, I joined one of
> those forums and recieved no useful help, and only recieved replies about
> how little I knew about Windows and how stupid I was for not being able to
> figure out where Microsoft moved all of the control panel settings in Vista.
> (Remember, of course, that these Windows users are probably trying to find
> the "Any" key on their keyboard.)
>
> When I started running into problems in Ubuntu, I ran across this mailing
> list. After reading about how much closer Linux users were as a community, I
> decided it couldn't be as useless as Windows forums I had tried in the past.
> Lo and behold, years later, I have never had an unsolved problem, thanks to
> this great mailing list.
>
> So, yes, there are Windows mailing lists. What makes a mailing list good is
> the people who use it. The people here are much nicer than the people on any
> Windows forums or mailing lists.
>

Of course, XKCD has this covered:
http://xkcd.com/186/


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