On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:57:17 -0400 (EDT), bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 08:09:09 -0400 (EDT), Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> BTW, does anyone know why Ubuntu users seem to want to use the Debian> >> forums? Don't they have forums of their own? > > Yes they do, and in fact I find them helpful even though I'm running > Debian :-)
I have occasionally found a solution to a problem I'm having on Debian by searching the internet and finding the solution posted on an Ubuntu forum. But I never *post* there because I run Debian, not Ubuntu. What I don't understand is why Ubuntu users *post* here, when they actually run Ubuntu. According to the OP of this thread, he posted here because he posted on the Ubuntu forums first and no-one answered. I wonder how common that is, and why. Ubuntu alleges a larger installed base than Debian, at least for desktop machines; so there ought to be an even larger number of users available to answer posts on the Ubuntu forums. I always assume that posters are running Debian. But a specific procedure that works in Debian may not work in Ubuntu. They have a lot in common, but they are not exactly the same. -- .''`. Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/184589566.1868501270736222616.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com