switching users... forget it!

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Fri, 2014-07-11 at 09:35 -0500, c. marlow wrote:
> Clay,
> 
> well the reason I came here was LM doesnt have a mailing list. =[
> 
> and thanks!

That's why my tone of voice was misunderstood as impolite. It happens
very often that Mint users sent requests to *buntu and Debian mailing
lists. People subscribed to those list are willing to help, but usually
mention that what does work for *buntu or Debian might not work for
Mint. On some lists nobody would reply after an OP would whine and
mentioned to drop Linux soon, to use Windows instead. The reason why
they don't reply simply is, that it doesn't make sense to fix a Linux
user space, that won't be used. You won't spend time to repair a car,
you anyway would deport to the junkyard directly after you repaired it.
To have choice does mean to learn how to make a choice, how to interact
in communities of freedom. Using a restricted OS is like living under
dictatorship, or at least under protection of a nanny. The approach to
use Linux in the same way as a restricted OS has to/could be used will
never work. IOW if a novice should run into issues, the community should
teach the novice how to solve issues, e.g. by reading the fine manual.

Regards,
Ralf