On 12/28/2014 5:54 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Sunday 28 December 2014 00:20:20 Celejar wrote: >> On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:02:52 -0500 >> >> Jerry Stuckle <stuckleje...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On 12/11/2014 1:23 PM, Brian wrote: >>>> On Thu 11 Dec 2014 at 12:11:26 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>>> I often give presentations with my notebook. If I'm lucky, I get >>>>> 10-15 minutes to set up. If I'm not, less than 5 minutes (i.e. >>>>> another presenter ahead of me). I use Linux whenever possible, but >>>>> since my time slot is limited, I can't wait for fsck to complete. >>>> >>>> Your type of situation is well understood and there is sympathy for it. >>> >>> I appreciate that - but unfortunately, sympathy doesn't solve the problem >>> :) >> >> Someone may have suggested this, and I know it doesn't really solve the >> core problem, but perhaps consider suspending (to disk or ram) instead >> of shutting down when you have a presentation scheduled? > > Again, that is a way round the problem not a solution to it. > > A facility that was available no longer is. Whether it should be, is an > entirely different question. > > Lisi > >
Lisi, While I agree it's only a way around a problem and not a solution, I do appreciate people trying to help out. And while I would prefer a solution, it looks like that's not going to happen. So, unfortunately, after many years as a Debian user, I'm looking at other options. My clients are looking, also, although not every one has made the decision to switch yet. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/54a028b1.9020...@gmail.com
