[ic] Re: missing Perl modules

[Jim Balcom]

On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Bob Ramstad wrote:

BR>>I don't think it's reasonable to say that folks without the right
BR>>expertise shouldn't be trying to run Interchange.  They'll try, it
BR>>won't work, and they'll come here for help.  That's what has been
BR>>happening, and will continue to happen.

But, one of the neat things is that those questions (and answers) get put in
the archives and the FAQ's. We constantly tell people to go look in the
archives before asking questions. When that solution works well, all that
gets added to the archines (and this list) are new concerns that haven't
been seen before.

Yes, we get people trying to run it that have a snowball's chance in Hell of
making it work. But, telling them that is not going to work is only going
to make them obnoxious (usually). Steering them toward the archives and
telling them to work their way through those will make them feel that either
they can succeed with a lot of hard work, or make them feel defeated and
move on.

Personally, I am ambivalent about which course they choose to take.

BR>>is missing.  Probably also good to recommend a specific Perl version
BR>>i.e. minimum 5.6.0 best to be running the latest and greatest.

Uuummm.... I haven't looked at 4.8, but when I installed 4.6 this sort of
thing was made very clear and, in fact, it refused to install with less
than the correct version. It then went on and installed a better version
before we were done. I expect no less of 4.8.

I don't agree with your feelings, Bob...

A newbie comes along, he asks questions and he finds that he is in
over his head and he moves on to something easier.

Or, he accepts the difficulty as a challenge, something that he must conquer
in order to move on and persists. Along the way he learns things, and as he
learns he starts helping other people that are trying to learn what he has
learned, and he helps them.

In watching this list for nearly a year, I'm seeing that only Mike Heins has
all of the answers! :-) I'm seeing a lot of old pro's heling out the
newbies, but they are also posting requests for help. This list is a sharing
experience.

Yes, this list takes up a lot of bandwidth. But, except for the occasional
spam it's all pretty much helpful.


-= Jim =-

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