martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I don't think any discussion comparing Debian to Ubuntu is off-topic
> for Debian. Ubuntu is not just another distro. It just so happens
> that a lot of Debian folks try to ignore Ubuntu's existence, or
> start behaving weirdly when the focus turns to
On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 01:17:23PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> I don't think any discussion comparing Debian to Ubuntu is off-topic
> for Debian. Ubuntu is not just another distro. It just so happens
> that a lot of Debian folks try to ignore Ubuntu's existence, or
> start behaving weirdly when
On 12/10/05, Michael Banck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
Hi Azeem,
>
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 02:49:35AM -0800, Josh Rehman wrote:
> > My apologies for sending this message here, but I wasn't sure where to
> > complain. I've been an off-and-on debian user over the years. Lately
> > I've used
martin f krafft wrote:
> A user coming to #debian wondering why Ubuntu would get so much
> publicity and inquiring about the differences mainly shows that
> people have not forgotten that Ubuntu is Debian, and not the other
> way around. I think it is better for "plain users" to go with
> Ubuntu, w
Hello,
On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 02:45:23PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> Why should a Debian-Ubuntu comparison be any more on-topic on
> #ubuntu than it is on #debian?
This becomes clear from the log. An excerpt:
[01:10] kevix: peigen, sushi= pig?
[01:10] peigen: kevix, no
[01:10] peigen: kevix
Michael Banck wrote:
If josh got banned for his conduct, maybe deadcat should also get
banned?
Well, maybe, yeah. I am not a channel operator, though. Also note that
deadcat is AFAIK at least a semi-regular, i.e. he spends a considerable
amount of time in #debian and might be helpful at
One thing that is obvious from reading that transcript is that you are
not familiar with IRC. #debian is a very high-traffic channel and as
such, it has to be tightly monitored for on-topic discussion, lest the
off-topic stuff drown out cries for help.
Not only did you get some helpful answers to
On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 01:17:23PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> I don't think any discussion comparing Debian to Ubuntu is off-topic
> for Debian.
Right, but that doesn't say it is on-topic for #debian (or did you mean
that?)
> A user coming to #debian wondering why Ubuntu would get so much
>
also sprach Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.12.10.1358 +0100]:
> So they can go join #ubuntu. Honestly, not that hard. Type it
> with me now:
>
> /join #ubuntu
Why should a Debian-Ubuntu comparison be any more on-topic on
#ubuntu than it is on #debian?
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On Sat, 10 Dec 2005, Michael Banck wrote:
> Don't know whether you send the guy a private message, but perhaps a
> public message like "foo: You have been silenced for 10 minutes due
> to repeated off-topicness, despite warnings" or so would be alright,
> so they know it is not permanent and everyb
On Saturday 10 December 2005 04:17 am, martin f krafft wrote:
> I think it would support Debian greatly if people would actually
> understand what Ubuntu is all about, and how it differs from Debian.
> After all, Ubuntu is not just another distribution.
So they can go join #ubuntu. Honestly, not
On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 03:00:02AM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Dec 2005, Michael Banck wrote:
> > Looking at the log, your question was being addressed for 10 minutes
> > before you were silenced (definetely more than "a word or two"), and
> > dondelecaro gave you useful input as well.
On Saturday 10 December 2005 02:49 am, Josh Rehman wrote:
> and the mention of 'On-line Real Time Help Using IRC'. Unfortunately
> this did not work out as planned. I was almost immediately banned for
> even mentioning Ubuntu. This when I had found someone with real-life
> deb and ubu experience (
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005, Michael Banck wrote:
> Looking at the log, your question was being addressed for 10 minutes
> before you were silenced (definetely more than "a word or two"), and
> dondelecaro gave you useful input as well. When the discussion
> seemed to drift away, you were advised to take i
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005, martin f krafft wrote:
> I think it would support Debian greatly if people would actually
> understand what Ubuntu is all about, and how it differs from Debian.
> After all, Ubuntu is not just another distribution.
I'd be more than happy to point people who have this sort of q
also sprach Michael Banck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.12.10.1251 +0100]:
> Looking at the log, your question was being addressed for 10 minutes
> before you were silenced (definetely more than "a word or two"), and
> dondelecaro gave you useful input as well. When the discussion seemed
> to drift aw
Hi,
On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 02:49:35AM -0800, Josh Rehman wrote:
> My apologies for sending this message here, but I wasn't sure where to
> complain. I've been an off-and-on debian user over the years. Lately
> I've used RedHat at work. I was thinking of trying Debian again, and
> heard about Ubun
Hi,
My apologies for sending this message here, but I wasn't sure where to
complain. I've been an off-and-on debian user over the years. Lately
I've used RedHat at work. I was thinking of trying Debian again, and
heard about Ubuntu. I could find very little on the web compairing
Ubuntu with Debian
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