From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16r3D2-0001b2-00 for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2002 15:42:53 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g2TKgIQ00844 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 29 Mar 2002 14:42:18 -0600 Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 14:42:18 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: gnu/linux distros, was: Re: flame wars? Message-ID: <20020329144218.A836@uic.edu> References: <001d01c1d699$052a8ea0$01213e18@mycomputer> <15523.37827.288247.739088@akp.selfhost.com> <000b01c1d6a6$469b90c0$01213e18@mycomputer> <20020329193446.B32010@joana.gotss.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020329193446.B32010@joana.gotss.net>; from kerry@gotss.net on Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 07:34:46PM +0800 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: 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 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. > > 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. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ann Parsons > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 5:05 PM > > Subject: flame wars? > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > No worries, think there's just been a misunderstanding. > > > > > > Ann P. > > > > > > -- > > > Ann K. Parsons > > > 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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