>> I use a Debian derivative as it >> has slightly better hardware support out of the box and more >> up-to-date packages than straight Debian. That is exactly what this >> thread is about. > > No, that is not what this thread is about. I am the OP of this > derivative of the thread > "[OT] Ubuntu vs Debian forums (was recompiling the kernel with a > different version name" and *I* decide what this thread is about. > Please don't hijack my thread. > If you want to start a thread that says Ubuntu is better than Debian, > then go over to the *Ubuntu* forum and start one. This is *my* thread, > and I clearly stated the topic in my original post. >
Sorry for stepping on your toes there, buddy. You can have your thread back, I did not intend to misinterpret, hijack, or declare Foo better than Bar. > I acknowledge that there are people in this world who don't want to > know the details of how to administer a computer OS. In fact, that > probably describes the majority of desktop users. I'm not condemning > them. If they have problems, they can ask a personal friend who is > willing to help them, or they can get a paid support contract. But > this forum is not for them. This forum is for *Debian* users who > *do* want to know how their system works and are *willing* to work at > it *and* help others. It is not for Ubuntu users who don't know enough > about their system to administer it, can't get adequate help from their > fellow Ubuntu users on their own forum, and are too cheap to get a paid > Ubuntu support contract. > > If you want to run Ubuntu, then run Ubuntu. The choice is yours. But > don't come over here if you have problems. Get help on the Ubuntu > forum, ask a friend who also runs Ubuntu, or buy an Ubuntu support contract. > *That's* what this thread is about! This forum is, to paraphrase Abraham > Lincoln, > I'm a Debian user, helping other users. I ask on the Ubuntu list when appropriate and I ask on the Debian list when appropriate. Other than this pointless thread, I do not post such off topic nonsense and everything I ask here is applicable to Debian. I do not ask about the Ubuntu installer or wallpaper. > ... A forum *of* the Debian users *by* the Debian users *for* > the Debian users. > Thank you, that's me. > You're welcome to search our archives. Thanks for being so generous. I thoroughly abuse those archives, don't worry. I post only when my question is not answered there. > But don't post here unless you > run Debian, want to know how your system works, and are willing to help > others as well as yourself. If you haven't noticed, exactly what I am doing is learning how Debian systems work in order to help others. > I'm not trying to be unkind. I have nothing > against you personally. I know, you did not attack me personally. I'm not sensitive, don't worry! Some idiot on the kde-usability list did attack me personally just yesterday, and I simply asked "why the personal attack" but in this case I understand that your frustration is aimed at Ubuntards dragging down the Debian list, not Dotan Cohen. > But it is not fair for you to run another OS and > then come over here asking for free help. I disagree that I am: 1) running another OS -or- 2) coming over here asking for free help I ask Debian-related questions, and make an effort to learn. I then apply that knowledge to help users of a Debian-based distro. I'm not the one ruining your list, I promise. > This is not a forum for users > of all 250+ Debian-derived distributions. This is a *Debian* forum. > Period. > I therefore ask only Debian-related questions, and even then only after extensively searching tfa and stfw. Where I apply that knowledge is irrelevant. -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com Please CC me if you want to be sure that I read your message. I do not read all list mail. -- 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/l2u880dece01004110929zb9c4d307hd42bf2d35355b...@mail.gmail.com