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From: Bill Marcum on 4 Apr 2010 19:58 ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.os.linux.hardware.] On 2010-04-04, Aragorn <aragorn(a)chatfactory.invalid> wrote: > > Ubuntu 6.x is old - I think they're at version 9.x by now. Now, I'm not > exactly experienced with Ubuntu, but just about every recent > distribution has a kernel with a version number of around 2.6.30 or > above. > The Ubuntu "version numbers" are the year and month of release. 10.4 is in beta and due for official release any day now. This will be an LTS (long term support) release like 6.06. -- Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing - and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even. -- The Best of Will Rogers
From: Terry Porter on 8 Apr 2010 10:17 On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:44:54 -0500, chrisv wrote: > Terry Porter wrote: > >>Dopez is a excellent troll, and he knows how to get responses from >>bonafide Linux advocates with his cleverly crafted half truths > > You've got to be joking. What he writes screams "idiot troll" to me... Me too, but we have many years of Linux troll experience. Just look at the sheer number of responses the troll gets ? -- This quadcore running Gnu/Linux Archlinux 2009.08 X86_64 and posting via Pan. Get your Free copy NOW! www.archlinux.org/ -- This quadcore running Gnu/Linux Archlinux 2009.08 X86_64 and posting via Pan. Get your Free copy NOW! www.archlinux.org/
From: ToolPackinMama on 8 Apr 2010 15:09 On 4/8/2010 10:17 AM, Terry Porter wrote: > On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:44:54 -0500, chrisv wrote: > >> Terry Porter wrote: >> >>> Dopez is a excellent troll, and he knows how to get responses from >>> bonafide Linux advocates with his cleverly crafted half truths >> >> You've got to be joking. What he writes screams "idiot troll" to me... > > > Me too, but we have many years of Linux troll experience. Just look at > the sheer number of responses the troll gets ? > > Well, what if somebody would rather talk to and about somebody else? Change the subject. If he is a troll then you talking about only him only helps him to derail on-topic discussion.
From: ToolPackinMama on 8 Apr 2010 15:12 On 4/8/2010 1:27 PM, chrisv wrote: > Terry Porter wrote: > >> On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:44:54 -0500, chrisv wrote: >> >>> Terry Porter wrote: >>> >>>> Dopez is a excellent troll, and he knows how to get responses from >>>> bonafide Linux advocates with his cleverly crafted half truths >>> >>> You've got to be joking. What he writes screams "idiot troll" to me... >> >> Me too, but we have many years of Linux troll experience. Just look at >> the sheer number of responses the troll gets ? > > Proving that one need not be "clever" to get fed by troll-feeders, > many of whom know exactly what is happening. > > I don't think that newbies are fooled as easily as some suppose, > either. All it takes is one slip-up to spot a dishonest idiot. > Maybe some of you self-styled non-trolls could start some new on-topic threads instead of letting the accused trolls shape and control the conversation here....
From: Terry Porter on 8 Apr 2010 20:25
On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:27:35 -0500, chrisv wrote: > Terry Porter wrote: > >>On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:44:54 -0500, chrisv wrote: >> >>> Terry Porter wrote: >>> >>>>Dopez is a excellent troll, and he knows how to get responses from >>>>bonafide Linux advocates with his cleverly crafted half truths >>> >>> You've got to be joking. What he writes screams "idiot troll" to >>> me... >> >>Me too, but we have many years of Linux troll experience. Just look at >>the sheer number of responses the troll gets ? > > Proving that one need not be "clever" to get fed by troll-feeders, many > of whom know exactly what is happening. Some posters just can't resist feeding the trolls, but they probably have valid reasons (for themselves). I've said before, that after a bad day at the office, it's better to hassle trolls on usenet than argue with the the wife, or shout at the kids. > > I don't think that newbies are fooled as easily as some suppose, either. > All it takes is one slip-up to spot a dishonest idiot. I agree 100%, newbies are only new to Linux, they are not stupid. -- This quadcore running Gnu/Linux Archlinux 2009.08 X86_64 and posting via Pan. Get your Free copy NOW! www.archlinux.org/ -- This quadcore running Gnu/Linux Archlinux 2009.08 X86_64 and posting via Pan. Get your Free copy NOW! www.archlinux.org/ |