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

[Adam Sweet]

--- Steve Parkes <sparkes at westmids.biz> wrote:

> > 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.

Are there any other alternatives

> 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 ;-)
> 
> >
> >
> > David.
> >
> >
> sparkes
> 
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