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On Tuesday May 17 2005 07:20, James Sumners wrote:
> Those are actually six problems and none of them are really "Debian
> problems." Debian is not a distribution for those that need their hand
> held; that is what Red Hat, Mandrake, and SuSE are for. With Debian
> you are going to thave to do some work.

Perhaps I need my hand held. In this case, I would say so. 
BUT, I would also say that you need to READ and/or grow a memory.

Originally, I had stated that these problems were problems that I had taken to 
several installfests (here in Texas), that I had attempted to HIRE people to 
fix (on Guru and Scriptlance) and worked on myself. Further, If I remember 
correctly, I had also posted some (if not all of these problems) on this 
list. I also kept a few notes on what was tried and suggested so that other's 
could attempt to fix the problem without rehashing various solutions.

I consider this a Debian problem. 
Here's WHY: When people are not beating on their chests to defend it and 
blindly saying RTFM, OTHERS are not willing to work on the system BECAUSE it 
is Debian. Of the remaining people, some are intimidated by the way I choose 
to run the system. 
While these issues may have been resolved more quickly in other distros, I sit 
by waiting for someone who feels they are competent in Debian AND willing to 
help rather than attack me for having the problem.

I must point out here, that not only have I encountered everything M$ claimed 
I would - but I have gone farther: I sit personally attacked for having the 
problem in the first place. In this case, I have a dozen people that I have 
tried to fix these issues - and couldn't. In this case, the manual was read 
several times - and on page four it said "Tell that one guy to STFU!"
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Wishing you Happiness, Joy, and Laughter,
Drew Brown
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