[Wolves] Why does Ubuntu want the CD to install portmap?

[Steve Parkes]

David Goodwin wrote:

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>> David,
>> I think you're right. There are a lot of people on the Net 
>> unreasonaby upset by this feature e.g. "I expect everything to work 
>> on install". They should talk to Microsoft. I'm worried that Linux is 
>> getting easy enough for idiots to use.
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> Yeah. On a kind of related theme, I'm thinking of doing a "Ron" and 
> trying out Gentoo.... I think I'm bored with Ubuntu - there's just 
> nothing to do to get it to work.

Debian, you can feel the force drawing you, come to the light side.

I attempted a stage 3 install on sparc64 but even that bored me when a 
full debian net install only takes 30mins.  If you have patience it 
might suit you better ;-)  If you have 5 machines of the same 
architecture moving to gentoo then it would be worth the wait.

Back to Woo's comment the problem is idiots seem to drop down the 
evolutionary tree quicker than we can climb it.  I think we should have 
a test to see if people are high enough up the food chain to join in.  
We could print it on form I.D.10t ;-)

No really I love newbies but I couldn't eat a whole one.  The problem is 
when so called experts offer `advice` online when people should be 
progressin at their own rate.  It's no shame being a newbie on a subject 
but people with a little knowledge should keep it to themselves or at 
least offer a disclaimer on the validity of their advice.  Most people 
coming to the lug looking for advice have been given stupid advice on 
forums.   When the stabbing people in the face accessory is available I 
am going to write a phpBB plugin to stab anyone with more than 500 posts 
in a forum in the face, theres a real world out there you know ;-)

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sparkes