RE: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-04-02 Thread Nelson, David J
> -Original Message- > From: Hemmann, Volker Armin > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 March 2007 23:44 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai > > > > one question makes s much of a difference. A

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-31 Thread Jeff Rollin
In the last episode, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: BS> BS> Personally, I use Kubuntu on my laptop and have never had a reason to BS> change root's password from the default. Even on my Gentoo desktop, I use BS> sudo (and my user password) 100x more often than su/login and the root BS> password.

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-30 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Freitag, 30. März 2007, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On Friday 30 March 2007, "Hemmann, Volker Armin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Eez > > a byootiful dai todai': > > On Freitag, 30. März 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-30 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Friday 30 March 2007, "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai': > On Freitag, 30. März 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > > The neat computers in the world today deserver Linux, and let's face >

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-30 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Freitag, 30. März 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: > > The neat computers in the world today deserver Linux, and let's face > it, we all deserve to be gurus on 90% of computers and not 5%. > > Sure, I don't want to by a ubuntu install either, but still, I argue > that it's a big step in a good directio

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-30 Thread Richard Cox
On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 01:27:44PM -0500, Dan Farrell wrote: > Tempers flare over ... preinstalled linux distros? I don't think tempers are flaring at all. :) I'm always willing to discuss this stuff, the issue is if this is relevent to this exact list or not. Maybe if dell had annouced they

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-30 Thread Michael Sullivan
On Fri, 2007-03-30 at 13:27 -0500, Dan Farrell wrote: > Tempers flare over ... preinstalled linux distros? > > The fact is, Linux needs some evangelists right now. I for one would > love to see microsoft's market saturation drop some, and I don't think > I have to explain how much that would help

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-30 Thread Dan Farrell
Tempers flare over ... preinstalled linux distros? The fact is, Linux needs some evangelists right now. I for one would love to see microsoft's market saturation drop some, and I don't think I have to explain how much that would help the open source commutity, the internet, and the whole IT indus

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-29 Thread Jeff Rollin
In the last episode, Richard Cox wrote: RC> On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:43:22AM +0100, Jeff Rollin wrote: RC> > So, preinstalled Linux is not important to you? Mind explaining why? RC> RC> I'd have to say its definatly not important to me. As it is, I never use a 'generic' install, so I wouldn't w

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-29 Thread Richard Cox
On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:43:22AM +0100, Jeff Rollin wrote: > So, preinstalled Linux is not important to you? Mind explaining why? I'd have to say its definatly not important to me. As it is, I never use a 'generic' install, so I wouldn't want to have a preinstalled version. Just means that t

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-29 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Thursday 29 March 2007 12:43:22 Jeff Rollin wrote: > HH> In order to not get the deserved re-spammed like now, a few hints you > HH> probably know anyway: > HH> - Stop Cross-Posting. Seriously. > HH> - Stop redefining "importance". Agreed. > So, preinstalled Linux is not important to you? Mind

Re: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-29 Thread Jeff Rollin
In the last episode, you wrote: HH> HH> In order to not get the deserved re-spammed like now, a few hints you HH> probably know anyway: HH> - Stop Cross-Posting. Seriously. HH> - Stop redefining "importance". So, preinstalled Linux is not important to you? Mind explaining why? HH> - Mark OT posts

RE: [gentoo-user] Eez a byootiful dai todai

2007-03-29 Thread Kellystewart00
Let me kick this off by saying sorry for top posting its my blackberry... This is good news very very good news but then again its a dell... Ill be very intererested to see how long this is going to take to roll it out! Sent via BlackBerry® from Vodafone -Original Message- From: Jeff R