On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:41 PM, John Jason Jordan <joh...@comcast.net> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:19:58 -0500 > Patrick Wiseman <pwise...@gmail.com> dijo: > >> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Neal Hogan <nealho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > JJJ, >> > >> > You need to slow down. > >> I don't have an answer for the OP, but this (top-posted) "response" is >> completely unresponsive, presumptuous, arrogant, unhelpful, dickish, >> and possibly a reason why people who come to this forum for help >> leave, pissed off. Give the guy a break. He has a perfectly >> articulated and reasonable problem. Maybe someone other than me or >> Neal can actually offer him some help. > > Not to worry. Celejar just posted a solution. I don't have it working > yet, but it looks very promising. And I can possibly use the methodlogy > later in other situations. > > As for being offended, yeah, it is annoying when people post things > like that, but I've been on e-lists and forums for ages with Linux. I'm > a big boy now. I can take it. Besides, he really meant well. > > I should add that I currently have Debian testing almost to the point > where my Jaunty installation was. I still have a couple apps to install > and configure, and I need to migrate my printers, and my bluetooth > mouse still isn't working. But I'm very close to having a very usable > OS now. Moreover, I'm liking it a lot. Like wow! I'm riding on my own > now without the Ubuntu training wheels! >
To all those who think that my post was "completely unresponsive, presumptuous, arrogant, unhelpful, dickish, and possibly a reason why people who come to this forum for help leave, pissed off" let me say a few of things 1) Posting your concern or your approval of such a concern is self-refuting (plus it was top-posted, b/c it wasn't a direct response to the OP's problem). 2) The OP seems to have appreciated the manner in which I sent it. I suggested "taking off the training wheels" and the OP is starting to do so. 3) The "help" was merely a pointier to a tutorial. I wish John nothing but the best. If you were annoyed or offended, then you miss the point. Using this list as your personal man page/blog is not fair (yes, yes . . . refer to my first point ;-). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
