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Subject: Re:tty watcher (An observation)
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Date: Fri, 25-Sep-87 09:25:26 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 25 09:25:26 1987
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First, let thank the 30 or so folks who responded in
reference of my looking for code for a tty watcher that
*might* run on a XENIX system.  Some of the names on the
responces looked like a who's who in *NIX.

However, after many "I wrote"s, "I have written"s , 
chest pounding and other self induced back slapping, forwarded
to this site, with four or five possible exceptions, I have yet
to see any genuine offers of help... either in the form of
actual code or logical suggestions. Also noted that many of
the responders obviously DID NOT read/understand the
original question as the referenced systems ranged from Sun
to MINIX (sp?) to whatever.. In other words referencing
specific "flavors" of *NIX... when generic was/is needed.

What has prompted this is, I have seen too many people in
the same situation as I'm in. Asking honest questions and
hoping for a legitimate responce. Instead I see (quite often
from the same people), something to the effect of, "YOU DUMB
S**T.. READ THE F***ING MANUAL... YOU SHOULD BE A GURU LIKE
THE REST OF US". etc., etc., ect. This seems to be a common
malady among programers. (I'm sure I've suffered the same on
occasion).

How about putting the ole egos out to pasture and cut
the **FLAMES** to the newcommers. I once had a professor
who's favorite saying was, "There is no such thing as a dumb
question, unless it is never asked".  To future posters,
at least tell what system/version you are running. *NIX IS
NOT STANDARD.... YET.

We ALL started out pretty DUMB.

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