“Error 2”, excuse me wtf am I supposed to do with this information?

downloaded linux kernel and tried to compile, installed all the shit required but noooo error 2 who the fck come up with this shit

  • Synthead@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Yeha, but you can ask for help without taking a shit on the effort of thousands of engineers.

    I doubt OP thought, ‘I’m going to take a shit on thousands of engineers.’ It’s okay to not know what to do, including asking for help. If they don’t know what to do with “error 2,” they’re obviously lost. This unwelcoming attitude to newcomers is a big problem, and in my opinion, it’s probably best not to contribute to it.

    You can rephrase what you’re saying and provide better help to someone who’s completely lost in a much more polite and informative way. It’s better for everyone.

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      11 months ago

      He’s the one who should ask for help nicely.

      1. He’s the one asking for help.
      2. This is a 100% free and extremely complex piece of technology built by very smart people, so chances are that he is the problem and not the kernel.
      3. Always be nice, even if the product is the problem. Specially when it is given to you for free.
      4. People are answering to him with the same attitude he used to ask for help. You get what you give.

      Imagine you clean your friend’s house for free because you’re a good friend. 2 hours later he calls you and says “What the fuck am I supposed to do with the shoes you forgot to pick from the living room?”.

      Can you even call that asking for help?

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      11 months ago

      Did you not read his post? He is absolutely taking a shit on all the engineers. You can ask for help without cursing at and insulting the work of the engineers.

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      11 months ago

      unwelcoming attitude to newcomers

      There isn’t an unwelcoming attitude to newcomers, there’s an unwelcoming attitude to idiots.