On Thu, September 13, 2012 9:58 am, lee wrote: > "Weaver" <wea...@riseup.net> writes: <snip> >>> >>> You said you want the discussion centred around what happens when a >>> clueless user uses the Debian installer and is presented with a >>> question >>> about partitioning. >>> >>> Now you're talking about increasing the market share of Debian. That is >>> a totally different issue. >> >> No, they are directly interrelated. >> The one immediately leads to the other. > > And you're not distorting the discussion when you talk about something > that is related to something but when someone else talks about something > that is related to something they are distorting it?
There is a distinct difference between the terms 'related' and relevant'. > > You need to get used to thinking things through some more, even if it > seems complicated to you. > > > What about the Debian installer? How does the clueless user know which > keys he needs to press? That is fully annotated in the installer. I have never experienced any confusion in that regard. You could start at that question when > discussing how to increase the market share of Debian installations. Or > what are you discussing? Partitioning? The frequent inability to > install grub? The claim that in most cases the installer works by > itself? Ugh ... I have never advocated discussion on the last two points you provide. Only the the first two directly related ones. Regards, Weaver -- "It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government." -- Thomas Paine -- 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/9c091eb5e7ae8e1475f8facf367dfed2.squir...@fulvetta.riseup.net
