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Topic drift is inevitable. Speaking as a moderator, I don't worry about it. I assume that like Little Bo Peep's lost sheep, "leave them alone, and they'll come home, wagging their tails behind them". If need be, I can goose things back on topic, but it's seldom necessary. What concerns me are the quality of the conversations, and some of the best arise from just such drift.
Besides, this is the Silliness topic in the Lounge. I'm trying to think of what might be off topic here, and not getting far.  |
Shel just explained to me the significance of your name being in green print.
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Unfortunately, it's well within the bounds of cultural differences, and one of the issues you must deal with in a multi-cultural society.
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I think we'll have to agree to disagree on where the line is between cultural differences and human rights. Unless we both find ourselves on a press junket in Dubai, I don't think we'll have any immediate concerns.
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Whatever you feel it ought to be, you can probably find a distro that meets your desires.
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...or build one yourself
à la Gentoo, or Linux From Scratch, or T2. And you're right of course; from-scratch isn't for everyone.
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I think Ubuntu is trying to be comparable to Windows in one major respect. When you install Windows, it does its best to examine your hardware, figure out what it's running on, set itself up, and Just Work. It does that quite well, because at this point, there are probably Windows drivers for almost any hardware you're likely to use, and they are probably included in the Windows distribution.
Ubuntu tries to do likewise, and does the best job of it I've seen in a Linux distro. They do their best to reduce or eliminate entirely interaction with the user in the install process, and reduce what the user needs to know to get a running Linux system in the first place.
I run Ubuntu here on the desktop, triple booting with Win2K and WinXP, because I wanted the simple solution. I'm a tech, and could deal with other distros (and have), but I didn't want to make the investment of time some distros require. I didn't want a build-it-myself Erector set, I wanted a pre-assembled kit.
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You know the difference. That...well, makes a difference. You also know that Ubuntu
isn't Windows, isn't trying to
be Windows (a Shuttleworth characterization I personally find debatable), and isn't likely to overtake Windows on the desktop any time soon simply because it's not the free-and-more-secure-Windows that many people seem to expect it to be.
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I just roll my eyes to the heavens and get a long suffering look when I encounter Linux zealots who think every Linux user should be a mechanic, or want to become one.
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Nah, if everyone was a mechanic, the zealots couldn't act elitist, and what fun would that be?
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And good luck on the local Verizon store knowing how to revive a bricked phone.
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Not holding my breath. All the same, I'll make sure I'm wide awake when I root my Droid X. The good news is a bad ROM won't brick the phone; rather puts it in limp-home mode until you put the genuine article back on it. Wasn't looking to grenade the whole thing, just tweak a few things here and there.
Yes, really.