[ILUG-Cochin.org] handling noob questions

[Joju Joshua]

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Joju Joshua <jojujoshua at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Jain Johny <jainmjo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I also do not support spoon feeding as Joju Joshua did. But I like to help
>> them understand what the real problem is. Then they can search for
>> solutions.
>
> I was once a typical newbie. Its been only 1 year since i started
> configuring stuffs. The way answered was the exact was i was trained
> by my friends here. Since new people do not even have any idea about
> this and all they have is some wrong notions about GNU/Linux, I guess
> it is really good to help them in a very basic way. At the same time,
> explain them what was done. Explain each command or action performed
> so that next time, when he's got a trouble with media files, I am
> pretty sure, he will try the same himself before posting his query
> here. But yeah, i agree that spoon feeding is not an everytime
> solution.
>
> Compare with how did we start out schooling? In this context, they
> have just started their schooling.

They atleast took an initiative and had shown interest to start using
GNU/Linux, when they already could have stayed very well in the
comfort zone provided by Windows, like most of the people do and we
all know that very well. This itself is a big deal and should be
acknowledged and appreciated and kept in minds of we, the 'techies'.
Lead them, guide them and bring them up so that they will embrace the
freedom that we claim here.

cheers
-- 
Joju Joshua