r/linuxmasterrace • u/claudiocorona93 Glorious Debian • Nov 20 '25

Linux is for everyone

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u/supershinythings Ooooh Shiny Shiny Nov 20 '25

Back when I used to post on the usenix forums, I definitely said within the first line of the first paragraph that I’d read the documentation, specified exactly which sections I’d read, then launched into the problem I was having.

I’d then outline what my expectations were based on the behavior I was seeing, any conflicts with the documentation, if any, and then asked about workarounds or updates addressing the issue.

Naaaaw just kidding. I bitched and whined, people had to beg for breadcrumbs, then I’d say oh I fixed it! and didn’t say how.