[ale] Linux Distributions

[Michael B. Trausch]

ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> 
> I fully intended to explain my position - but then saw an opportunity
> to create a challenge and WIN the thing I originally wanted: Help
> fixing my box.
> 
> As I mentioned before, at the sound of Debian people typically turn
> away - moreover, I have been working on these problems for months and
> I'm weary.
> 

Well, it seems that perhaps they are just running away from you.  Other
then package management and some configuration issues, there is not much
else that is distribution-specific.

>
> Delaying the pointers you request does two things: 1. Hopefully it
> teaches the knee-jerk admins to be less so. 2. It allows me time to
> win the challenge AND win a fully working box. 3. It allows the
> never-run-as-root crowd time to post all of their objections.
>

Not that you have any interest in actually processing them and coming up
with a conclusion that makes any sense, really.  To me, that's enough
reason to not offer a helping hand to you.

	- Mike

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Michael B. Trausch                               <fd0man at gmail.com>
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