[Gllug] Please Can We Stop! (was "while we're flaming anyway...")

[James.Rocks at equant.com]

David,

> >Hi Peter,
> >>For future reference, you may find it easier not to reinstall after
> >>such a minor hardware change.  Reinstallation (and rebooting for
> >>that matter) is almost never necessary with linux.
> >Next time you feel like coming across so damned superior please be aware
> >that first of all I was thanking others for their invaluable help and
> >that secondly I am a complete beginner with Linux and, though highly
> >qualified in that arena, solely MS experienced. I do NOT need idiots
> >like you going evangelistic on me!
> The first paragraph is useful advice; it should spare you a great deal
> of unnecessary work. The second paragraph appears to be a response to
> a perceived attack, unless you normally respond like that to advice.

Excellent David, simply excellent ... except that you took it OUT of
context!

FYI the entire quote was:

> <rant>
> For future reference, you may find it easier not to reinstall
> after such a minor hardware change.  Reinstallation (and rebooting
> for that matter) is almost never necessary with linux.  I (for one)
> find it frustrating when someone asks "How do I reconfigure linux
> to use a usb mouse?" when the documentation is plenty good enough
> for this, but that's nothing to the frustration encountered when
> I hear that someone has gone and reinstalled after such a change.
</rant>

Please note the use of "<rant>" & </rant>" and THEY are what I took
exception to!

It's also worth noting that firstly this was privately (although I only
found out the privately bit recently) resolved between Pete & myself and
secondly I maintain a copy of every single posting made on this list since
I joined partly because I don't understand some of it (yet) and partly for
my own protectiuon as was neccessary here!

Now ... can we please leave this f**kin' subject alone?

James

James C. Rocks,
Technical Development Consultant
Archway House,
Canary Wharf.
EQUANT
E-Mail:    james.rocks at equant.com (work)
Phone:   07771-767405 (mobile), 0207-5226856 (work)


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