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Re:FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity and li... by adament on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @03:04AM (#30069391)
Yes but some people ask questions rather than try to look for answers in the documentation, since it is perceived lower effort than looking in the documentation themselves. It is quicker to ask a question than look through the documentation, especially if you are not sure about the right keyword for your query. Plus if you ask a question you get to define the criteria for a valid answer to include an example that almost exactly matches your situation.

Edit: I feel like I should point out that I agree that RTFM is an incredibly offensive term, but some form of answer like: “it is covered in the documentation” actually conveys one important bit of information: The answer can actually be found in the documentation.

Re:FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity and li... by oblio on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @04:09AM (#30069818)
"RTFM" is always a bad answer.

A direct link to the documentation section they should use is the minimal reasonable answer, in my opinion.