What is a kernel?

[Gene Dascher]

	I think that in a case like this, we should point him in the right
direction but not give him the exact text to use in his homework
answer.  It is always frustrating when I am learning something new to
look for information but not know where to start.  Yes search engines
help, but a lot of times, they can cause more confusion than I started
with.  It is nice to be able to go somewhere to ask people for good
resources.  It is the "go find it yourself, kid" attitude that some
linux users have (nobody here that I have really seen...yet :)) that
turns people off to using linux.

	If someone truly wants knowledge, they will appreciate being pointed in
the right direction.  If they just want a quick answer to satisfy a
homework assignment, they won't appreciate anything less than an answer
that they can use verbatim.

Gene

Steve Johnson wrote:
> 
> When I have a problem I have to figure out I got to the internet or to a
> mailing list nowadays.  Isn't this guy just doing the same thing, using the
> resources available to get an answer to his question?  Let's face it, while
> there are a lot of resources and books on linux, they are not always written
> for someone who does not have a Ph.D., or they are written poorly by someone
> who has a Ph.D., but it is in CS and they can't write.
> 
> I think this kid has a future, since he is actually learning something
> useful - i.e. using the avialalbe resources to get an anser in school,
> before he does it everyday in real life.  Seems like good training to me.
> 
> sj
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Densmore [mailto:brian at AMason.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 7:12 AM
> To: Jonathan Hutchins; kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: What is a kernel?
> 
> Personally,
> 
>  I think we should be patting DeVry on the back. After all they are now
> teaching Linux apparently. This could be a good thing. Even if the students
> may not be totally prepared to use Linux in a production setting when they
> graduate, they would have at least a usable knowledge of Linux. The more
> people get to know Linux, the more they'll use it.
> 
> my two cents,
> Brian
> 
> PS. Too bad about that slacker, wanting us to do his homework. Maybe we
> could
> generate some funds for Linux by offering a "DeVry Homework Helpers Corner"
> on the internet. They pay us a fee, we give them access to our knowledge
> base. ;')>
> 
> On Thursday 02 August 2001 16:03, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> > Books?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Kelsay" <bkelsay at home.com>
> >
> > > What kind of books are they using in that joint anyway?
> > >
> > > > Oooh, I just noticed that it was from DeVry.
> >
> 
>