17-05-2008, 01:34 PM
forum rules (by Gregor, updated by BUNYswiss, translation of the german rules by Yogibaer)
1. handling inside the forum
It should not seperately mentioned, but in this forum the conversation should be nice and friendly. If a question does not give a positive answer immediately, please be patiened. All members of SAM-Linux and all members in the forum help you on a private base.
2. not allowed:
illegal links, hints to it or illegal offers are not allowed in this forum. Especially in Linux it should be the convention to respect the belongings of the others and to honor their work.
3. looking for solutions
Before you post a question, please use a google search first and after that the search option of the SAM-forum. Quite often the question was asked before and a solution was given. Especially in the case of system problems in the most cases this problem showed up at other people. Doing this way you get a solution much faster then asking without searching before.
4. add useful informations if you ask something (if possible)
For questions: add as most as possible background information to your question. If it is a hardware related problem you should add the terminal output of the program which makes the problem. How to do this? Start the program in a terminal and copy and paste the error messages if you have some.
But: don't be afraid to ask if you have no background information or you don't know how to do something. We all were beginners one time and stupid questions do not exist.
5. classification of the questions
Please be aware to post your question in the right subject of the forum. If it happens from time to time we will not kill you but if we have to sort this by hand we cannot manage it. The SAM-team is small. Helpers always welcome.
6. mark with [solved]
To get a better overview in the posts: If a thread is solved mark it with [solved] in front of (!) the thread titel. Please write only [solved] if a solution of your problem is known! (Other users, who have perhaps the same problem, will have a solution available.) Don't do things like "[!!!solved!!!]", "[linux] crashed" oder "help!!!!!!". Use titles which are making sense and which are informative.
(I will change the title of a threadv if it is not correct. If a solution is found and the user doesn't show up again in the forum I will mark the thread as solved.)
7. Is the hardware XY compatible with SAM Linux?
Please, don't ask "Is the hardware XY compatible with Sam Linux". Just try it. We are only few people and we have limited hardware ressources so we cannot test any hardware configuration. In most cases our friend google helps us.You could also look into the linux driver list http://www.linux-drivers.org/.
Please try normal things at first then use a google search, study the first ten search results and after that ask in the forum your question together with the results gotten out of your search. Based on this we might find a solution much easier then wwithout. The advantage of this method is you learn a lot of things by yourself and all others have a profit by getting more infos you have collected.
8. Looking for a special programm
If you are looking for a program take a first look to the Software Manager (Synaptic, SMART). This is the easiest way to get new software.
9. Windows counterparts for Linux
If you are looking for software you know from the windows world take a look to: http://www.libervis.com/wiki/index.php?t...ware#Audio
There you find a comparison of a lot of Linux progs with windows applications.
10. Windows programs using WINE
Windows programs, which should be used with Wine, can be checked in WineHQ Application Database before the first trial. The listed software shows a large number of tested programs and gives you a first hint if the program could be used with wine or not. In the most cases you will find installation support. (http://appdb.winehq.org/)
11. post pictures in the forum
We have a limited webspace available. Due to this please don't post large pictures in our webpage. Use instead a webserver free of charge as imageshack http://img528.imageshack.us/ or other free services. You will get a thumbnail of your picture and a link which you can put in the forum. Thanks
The final remark: YOU SHOULD HAVE FUN WITH SAM Linux and we as well.
So let's have fun
Gregor
Edited by Yogibaer on 01-02-2008 18:10
1. handling inside the forum
It should not seperately mentioned, but in this forum the conversation should be nice and friendly. If a question does not give a positive answer immediately, please be patiened. All members of SAM-Linux and all members in the forum help you on a private base.
2. not allowed:
illegal links, hints to it or illegal offers are not allowed in this forum. Especially in Linux it should be the convention to respect the belongings of the others and to honor their work.
3. looking for solutions
Before you post a question, please use a google search first and after that the search option of the SAM-forum. Quite often the question was asked before and a solution was given. Especially in the case of system problems in the most cases this problem showed up at other people. Doing this way you get a solution much faster then asking without searching before.
4. add useful informations if you ask something (if possible)
For questions: add as most as possible background information to your question. If it is a hardware related problem you should add the terminal output of the program which makes the problem. How to do this? Start the program in a terminal and copy and paste the error messages if you have some.
But: don't be afraid to ask if you have no background information or you don't know how to do something. We all were beginners one time and stupid questions do not exist.
5. classification of the questions
Please be aware to post your question in the right subject of the forum. If it happens from time to time we will not kill you but if we have to sort this by hand we cannot manage it. The SAM-team is small. Helpers always welcome.
6. mark with [solved]
To get a better overview in the posts: If a thread is solved mark it with [solved] in front of (!) the thread titel. Please write only [solved] if a solution of your problem is known! (Other users, who have perhaps the same problem, will have a solution available.) Don't do things like "[!!!solved!!!]", "[linux] crashed" oder "help!!!!!!". Use titles which are making sense and which are informative.
(I will change the title of a threadv if it is not correct. If a solution is found and the user doesn't show up again in the forum I will mark the thread as solved.)
7. Is the hardware XY compatible with SAM Linux?
Please, don't ask "Is the hardware XY compatible with Sam Linux". Just try it. We are only few people and we have limited hardware ressources so we cannot test any hardware configuration. In most cases our friend google helps us.You could also look into the linux driver list http://www.linux-drivers.org/.
Please try normal things at first then use a google search, study the first ten search results and after that ask in the forum your question together with the results gotten out of your search. Based on this we might find a solution much easier then wwithout. The advantage of this method is you learn a lot of things by yourself and all others have a profit by getting more infos you have collected.
8. Looking for a special programm
If you are looking for a program take a first look to the Software Manager (Synaptic, SMART). This is the easiest way to get new software.
9. Windows counterparts for Linux
If you are looking for software you know from the windows world take a look to: http://www.libervis.com/wiki/index.php?t...ware#Audio
There you find a comparison of a lot of Linux progs with windows applications.
10. Windows programs using WINE
Windows programs, which should be used with Wine, can be checked in WineHQ Application Database before the first trial. The listed software shows a large number of tested programs and gives you a first hint if the program could be used with wine or not. In the most cases you will find installation support. (http://appdb.winehq.org/)
11. post pictures in the forum
We have a limited webspace available. Due to this please don't post large pictures in our webpage. Use instead a webserver free of charge as imageshack http://img528.imageshack.us/ or other free services. You will get a thumbnail of your picture and a link which you can put in the forum. Thanks
The final remark: YOU SHOULD HAVE FUN WITH SAM Linux and we as well.
So let's have fun
Gregor
Edited by Yogibaer on 01-02-2008 18:10