Thanks Trevor, Your welcome to ask me questions directly on my website in the future and I will always do my best to help you.
My site is all about helping people learn to use Linux, I make tutorials and videos and more to help. www.OSGUI.com ;-) 2009/10/19 Trevor Cowan <quarterst...@y7mail.com> > Hello Tim, Dave and group, > > Thank you for your input, I am greatly appreciative of it. > > I do have a new computer, just built it myself last November. I have 3 hard > drives that is close to 1 terrabyte with a core 2 duo Intel processor. At my > age, even the fast things I do slow these days, so speed is not a high > priority to me. I love Ubuntu Linux, and all I require is a good stable > system. > > I apologize if I causes any friction between you two fellows. But in my > personal view we do need different and sometimes opposing opinions to allow > us to advance. > > I thank you both for your input. > > Trevor > > > > --- On *Mon, 19/10/09, Dave Hall <dave.h...@skwashd.com>* wrote: > > > From: Dave Hall <dave.h...@skwashd.com> > Subject: Re: Upgrading to Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 > To: "Tim Mullins" <mullins....@gmail.com> > Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > Received: Monday, 19 October, 2009, 8:30 AM > > On Mon, 2009-10-19 at 15:09 +1100, Tim Mullins wrote: > > I understand your points, and your right. I'm sorry i didn't meant to > > argue. > > Its cool. I am happy for people to disagree with me, but you need to > debate the _issue_ with a well reasoned argument. > > > I'v just never had a stable Ubuntu Linux system after doing a > > Distribution Upgrade... > > I have been using Debian and ubuntu for many years and I have always > dist-upgraded - even from debian to ubuntu or the other way (which isn't > supported). > > The only time I have had issues was when an early karmic alpha update > caused a kernel panic during heavy writing - corrupted cryptroot isn't > fun. > > > I've also has WUBI installs go corrupt on me in the past for some > > unknown reason so I do not think they are really stable and good for > > long term use. > > I have never used wubi but I know that it has its place for some users. > I also find that if a user is happy with the path they have chosen, let > them stay with it - sometimes pushing people out of their comfort zone > may cause them a world of pain. For many people moving to linux is > moving out of their comfort zone. I really don't want to be the guy > that they say was responsible for them fscking their machine :) > > Cheers > > Dave > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com<http://mc/compose?to=ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > ------------------------------ > Get more done like never before with Yahoo!7 Mail. Learn > more<http://au..rd.yahoo.com/mail/launch09/tagline/*http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTFnY201cHJnBHRtX2RtZWNoA1RleHQgTGluawR0bV9sbmsDVTExMDQ3NjAEdG1fbmV0A1lhaG9vIQ--/SIG=11aljvgo4/*http%3A//au.overview.mail.yahoo.com/> > . -- Best Regards, Tim Mullins http://www.OSGUI.com Open Source, Operating Systems, & Graphical User Interfaces.
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