25 Oct
2002
25 Oct
'02
2:05 a.m.
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
A few years ago (OK, about 10), I introduced an
internet class to
rtfm.mit.edu (the big FAQ archive). Somebody asked what "RTFM" stood for.
I said, "Read The Fucking Manual". One of the students filed a complaint
that I "was rude and profane in response to a reasonable question".
Oh, come on, Fred. You know you said it in such a way that the student
would have misunderstood it to be your response ;)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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