On Sat, 2011-10-01 at 01:55 +0200, Qactuar Rogue wrote: > Hi. > > I was planning on installing Debian on a new laptop that had Windows 7 > pre-installed. > I was researching the methods of installation for two weeks > (partitioning etc). > Then right before beginning the disk wipe and later the installation > I had problems deciding on my own for what kind of partition table to > create > and wanted to have feedback from somebody who has a comprehensive > understanding on the subject. > I went on IRC. Firstly I tried #Debian on irc.debian.org then I tried > #Debian at chat.freenode.com > > I would like to express my greatest disappointment regarding the > `helpfulness` of the people on the channel. > On irc.debian.org everyone was a complete dumbass. On both channels I > was told off for asking my questions by PMing someone > who replied to my posting on the channel.
That seems quite reasonable. You have no right to expect free one-to-one support. > My nick was Ti-chan. You can research if you please. > I did nothing, just kindly asked for help regarding partitioning. [...] And then, apparently, you started insulting people. > I also considered investing into the Debian project by donating > millions of dollars. [...] If you really have so much money to spare, consider paid support from a consultant as listed under <http://www.debian.org/consultants/>. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein
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