From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp015.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.59]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16r3pE-0002ik-00 for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2002 16:22:20 -0500 Received: from h0020780ec921.ne.client2.attbi.com (HELO mycomputer) (igueths@24.62.33.0 with login) by smtp.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 29 Mar 2002 21:22:16 -0000 Message-ID: <002201c1d766$9cf93ba0$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <001d01c1d699$052a8ea0$01213e18@mycomputer> <15523.37827.288247.739088@akp.selfhost.com> <000b01c1d6a6$469b90c0$01213e18@mycomputer> <20020329193446.B32010@joana.gotss.net> <20020329144218.A836@uic.edu> Subject: Re: gnu/linux distros, was: Re: flame wars? Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 16:13:41 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Greg. I don't have a favorite distro, because the only one I have = used thus far is Debian. However, I can say that Debian has an awesome = package manager! I may try Redhat and/or slackware in the future just to = see how they work.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gregory Nowak To: Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: gnu/linux distros, was: Re: flame wars? > Since you're a gnu/linux veteran, at the risk of starting a distro = war, may I ask if you have a favorate distro? If so, which one and why. = Thanks. > Greg >=20 >=20 > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 07:34:46PM +0800, Kerry Hoath wrote: > > I don't think any particular user is a lamer or a looser or any = other demeaning > > term. > > I do have a problem when a user asks a question that I have allready > > answered in a message to them. > > If you don't understand something ask for clarification, and if at = first you don't understand > > a message I have sent answering your question, stash it away since > > you may get a piece of knowledge that will clear things up. > > I agree; list trafic is low on this list, and if it were not; > > I would unsubscribe since I pay per megabyte received at 20.9 cents = per meg. > > I do remember when I was new to Linux, although when I got involved > > the only distribution available was sls and you build everything = from > > source once you had core binaries. These were the days of kernel = 0.99p4 > > which had no networking code in it by default and no sound driver. > > As a result; I am used to doing things the hard way, > > and in some cases the slow way. Things have definitely become easier > > however there is still a lot to learn for the new user. > > If terms are confusing, try http://www.whatis.com since they have = both a simple and complex > > definition of a lot of things that suits the novice and expert = alike. > > Remember, there are list archives, and although this can be tedious = often they may > > contain answers to problems that have allready been covered on the = list. > > This does not mean you are not free to re-ask a question, but it can = save time > > if the answer is easy to find. > >=20 > > Regards, Kerry. > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 05:16:56PM -0500, Igor Gueths wrote: > > > Yeah I might do that. But he might think I am a lamer or = something. But I don't think that lamers understand C too well.=20 > > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > > From: Ann Parsons > > > To: > > > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 5:05 PM > > > Subject: flame wars? > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > > Hi all, > > > >=20 > > > > Igor, you're right for the most part. think maybe you need to = write > > > > privately to Kerry and find out why he is miffed with you. = > > > > No reason for flame wars. > > > >=20 > > > > I will state again, that if you don't know what you're looking = for in > > > > docs, it doesn't do you a bit of good to look for it. 'rmuser' = is not > > > > 'userdel', and the second command can not be found unless you = know it > > > > exists. I suspect too, that the reference in the documentation = is to > > > > deleting users rather than removing them, hence the stumbling = block. > > > > I repeat, if you look on linuxdoc for 'skuzzy', you won't find = it. If > > > > you look for SCSI, you'll find documentation galore.=20 > > > >=20 > > > > No worries, think there's just been a misunderstanding. > > > >=20 > > > > Ann P. > > > > =20 > > > > --=20 > > > > Ann K. Parsons =20 > > > > email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander = are lost." 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