[Gllug] Mactel Linux problem - Save my marriage :)

[Panos Savvas]

Having said that... I did just start a debate, or continue one. Enough
enough.
Sorry to Andrew Roberts for replying curtly! I don't really take it
personally, however I don't like judgements made on assumptions.



On 7/25/07, Panos Savvas <pasavvas.accounts at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> You are right of course.
>
> However if someone intents to be judgemental or rude I would rather pass
> on their help.
> All the same I enjoy linux and the wider community's know-how is something
> I admire a lot. For ppl like me who enjoy linux but haven't the time or
> necessarily the interest to delve under the hood the approachability of
> these list is important.
>
> Please feel free to have a go if I make some obviously stupid remarks or
> bad technical choices, but personal critism is misplaced.
>
>
>
>  On 7/25/07, bradut <bradut at bradut.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On 25/07/07, Panos Savvas < pasavvas.accounts at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >  > Perhaps you should consider not 'playing' with the computer that
> > > > your
> > > > > wife uses for work.
> > >
> > >
> > > Before you start patronising think that maybe I didn't decide to
> > > include my life story with the problem. She has started using it for work
> > > over the last few weeks whereas before that we both used it for 'Playing'.
> > > Furthermore the intention was to let her try Linux and see if she would like
> > > to move to it. the answer is No sadly.
> > >
> >
> > On thing I would advise (and is of course my view) here is that when
> > asking for help, it is better not to get in too much contradiction with
> > people from whom you expect assistance. It is wasteful to start a debate
> > about things that touched your sensitivity, as this won't help you get your
> > computer fixed.
> > Take what's useful out of what people say and leave the rest aside.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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