Comment by erikerikson
6 years ago
"Could sshd have solved this?"
The phrasings listed seem to bring in the other person's choice and thereby create an oppositional/contrastive/comparative dynamic in to the statements.
I write this having struggled with this sort of thing.
It's hard to ask this way without coming off the way a teacher comes off to a student. If you're in a mentoring situation, this clearly works, but if you are a peer or a superior, it's dicey without perfect tone and body language.
Your answer seems to suffer from the other alternatives. Still reads with an air of condescension.