This is an interesting counterpoint to the OP (from your link):
When I was starting to learn Linux after getting frustrated
and formatting Windows ME off my HDD, I quickly learned how
to ask questions the smart way: go to a Linux-promoter's
forum and say, "Windows does <insert task> better than Linux"
or "Linux is bad because it can't do <insert task>". Every
time I did this, I was flooded with solutions... unless I
was right. Either way, I had my answer. Meanwhile, if I
asked questions the smart way as recommended by Raymond,
I'd be lucky if I received any answers -- I'd have already
done a bunch of research, and this would be clear, so
nobody else would feel the need to do experimenting or
research on their own to figure it out.
