switching users... forget it!

c. marlow chris at marlows.org
Fri Jul 11 14:35:53 UTC 2014


On 07/10/2014 11:33 PM, Clay Weber wrote:
> On Thursday, July 10, 2014 11:13:42 PM c. marlow wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Juan R. de Silva
>>
>> <juan.r.d.silva at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 11 Jul 2014 05:00:32 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 2014-07-10 at 20:37 -0500, c. marlow wrote:
>>>>> I just hope I dont have to put up with LINUX too much longer... Tired
>>>>> of reformatting.  Hope to replace this machine with a windows machine
>>>>> sooon!!!
>>>> Linux is for users with self-responsibility and using some freakish
>>>> distro, that does cause you issues, so that you need to sent your
>>>> requests to another distro's mailing list is reckless, far away of being
>>>> self-responsible. If you need a nanny, than Windows likely is the better
>>>> choice for your needs, since Linux isn't a replacement for Windows, it's
>>>> not intended to replace Windows, it's for users with needs that are
>>>> different from Windows user needs.
>>> I OP is a troll, which might be the case, then there was no need to reply
>>> to him at all.
>>>
>>> If OP is just a frustrated newbie, which also might be the case, then you
>>> were unreasonably and senselessly rude. Mentoring in a such tone is
>>> counterproductive and not helpful at all. E.g. I praise Little Girl
>>> approach instead.
>>>
>>> Sorry, if my comment touches your feelings.
>>>
>>>
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>> 1. not a troll
>>
>> 2. yes frustrated a bit
>>
>> 3. was just saying / stating that it went bonkers on me... Wasnt being
>> trollish.
> No I didn't detect trollishness, but we all can understand  your frustration
> since we have all been there at some point.
>
> Do feel free  to post here. Mint *is* Kubuntu after all, but there are some
> differences in the programs each one uses, as well as some of the desktop
> default settings. Anything done in one is done in the same fashion in the
> other.
>
> Also, there are plenty of additional user help resources between Mint and
> Kubuntu that one can try as well as this list, such as Mint's forums and
> http://kubuntuforums.net.
>
> I do hope you can keep your Linux box. While Linux is *not* Windows, it
> definitely can be a replacement for it. Heck it can live alongside it in a dual
> boot. I find it fun, myself, and almost never use the command line, and then
> because I want to.

Clay,

well the reason I came here was LM doesnt have a mailing list. =[

and thanks!

CM
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