From: Mark Slagell <bald_soprano AT geocities DOT nospam DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: The DJGPP Oracle
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 22:26:48 -0500
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M. Edward Kiser wrote:

> ...
> DJGPP is a sophisticated program. It could be argued that the FAQ is
> *already* mandatory.

That's beside the point.  Depending on where you learn about DJGPP and
where you download it from, it's possible to get it installed and to
some extent working without ever being aware there _is_ a faq.

I learned about the faq only after asking my first Stupid Question in
this newsgroup. :-(  Granted, I would have known if I'd read a few more
other folks' posts before posting my own.  But the experience obviously
isn't uncommon.

So I agree -- it would be greatly beneficial to newbies if the faq (I'd
vote for a plain DOS text version) were bundled with some essential file
you can't compile without.

-- 
"There is no theory.  You have merely to listen.  Fantasy is the law." 
  -- Claude Debussey

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