Mail Archives: djgpp/2001/06/28/17:10:00
> >It's all in the Intel manuals; please read them.
>
> Or what?
Or you won't get the answer. Not every question is easy to answer in
a few sentences, and we (as volunteers) cannot be expected to explain
everything in detail when we can point you at much better
documentation instead.
> I sure *hope* that participating on this newsgroup without being
> ostracized, flamed, laughed at, or otherwise looked down upon
> doesn't demand one buy copies of big expensive manuals whose
The manuals are freely downloadable at Intel's web site. I've *never*
had to pay for Intel manuals. Here's the URL:
http://developer.intel.com/design/pentium4/manuals/index.htm
> contents you got the optimizing compiler to avoid having to worry
> about.
If the people weren't worried about these things, this thread wouldn't
have started.
> In fact, I'll seriously consider leaving if it becomes apparent that
> participants are expected to have copies of any kind of non-free
> reference material whatsoever.
The Intel manuals are freely downloadable.
> (And there's the additional question of "expected by whom?" -- who
> exactly decides these things? Since it's an unmoderated group, I'd
> say nobody does.
Correct. All one can do if one doesn't agree to the "way things
happen" is either to refrain from responding, or to leave the group.
All in all, I'm pretty happy about the level of calmness and support
we (comp.os.msdos.djgpp) provide compared to what I've heard about
come other groups.
> Knowledge of English
We don't `require' English. People often post in other languages, and
get responses in that language.
> I'm also concerned with the evidence that I have seen recently that
> asking a certain class of "silly" question will provoke a
> lambasting.
I, personally, don't like that and ask (again - sigh) that people be
civil and refrain from responding if they don't have a useful answer.
Of course, that doesn't mean that the OP *likes* the answer, but we
give what we can. Of course, this is only my opinion.
The rest of your mail appeared to be a rant, and I'm glad you got a
chance to express your opionion, but I will refrain from responding to
it. Since the rant is not specific to comp.os.msdos.djgpp, I ask that
people please refrain from responding to it here (feel free to respond
in other, more appropriate, forums, or in private).
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