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Rockbox "Experts" are jerks
riksweeney:
The "Experts" aren't jerks.
I've been using Rockbox for a few years now and when I was first on these boards, questions like these would come up
--- Quote ---How do I use this?
Where's the iPod version?
I downloaded it, now what?
Stop wasting your time with <insert name of DAP> and spend more time on <insert name of DAP>
Fix this bug, NOW!
Add this feature, NOW!
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These would be answered politely and a gentle prod towards reading the manual would also be mentioned in the reply, but as time went on the responses became more to the point of "read manual, twice"
And I really don't blame the "Experts" as the above questions would appear at least one a week, sometimes several times a day.
Oh, and if you think these guys are jerks, you should go to the MAME.net message board...
LambdaCalculus:
--- Quote from: riksweeney on July 17, 2007, 08:49:26 AM ---Oh, and if you think these guys are jerks, you should go to the MAME.net message board...
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Dude, what you trying to do? Give us nightmares? ;D
On another note, those "questions" still keep popping up from time to time. And you've gotta love these other favorites:
--- Quote ---HELP ME I THINK I BROKED IT!!!!
gameboy
how 2 get doom wads
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And if you act now, you can enjoy these all-time classics:
--- Quote ---where's the 2g nano version?
make a port for (insert DAP of your choice here)
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And many more...
I've counted more instances of those questions (variants included), and there's more of them on these forums than I have fingers and toes.
What makes it all the sadder is that half of these questions are asked by people that haven't a single solitary idea of how open source projects work.
GodEater:
As a newly appointed "Jerk" - I'd just like to say my personal favourites are from those people who think Rockbox is some sort of "theme" for their iPod, rather than a complete replacement OS for it :)
elborak:
--- Quote from: Hypnotic Monkey on July 17, 2007, 06:40:17 AM ---just discovered this today.
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Because you didn't follow the posting guidelines today. QED.
vak01:
I have personally experienced "tough" responses to my few queries BUT upon re-reading MY questions, I have seen how the question could have been worded MUCH better and/or I could have researched much more extensively before writing anything.
Based upon my experiences, I don't think the term "jerk" applies .... tough, but not jerks.
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