Are YOU ok, davidx?

Seriously, what are you on about?

You're not reading his post correctly, he started off addressing their reply to i92guboj.. Here's the quote (notice i92guboj at the beginning to directly respond to their response in post #11):

I'm guessing AuroraCA should just quote the member they want to directly reply to in their responses but it's pretty clear they weren't addressing you're first post.

And I agree with the OP except for totally different reasons stated by the OP, Ubuntu does suck, install Slackware instead..

davidx, that comment about AuroraCA (might AuroraCA be a he or a she) is completely uncalled for. In first place, AuroraCA never complimented to you. It was just your imagination and you reading things the way you want to read them. That compliment was aimed to another person (that happens to be me, but that's irrelevant). If you look at that post again you can see the name of the target of the compliment underlined so it can be seen better, it's the first thing on the post.

There's nothing wrong with the mood of AuroraCA. I think that it was rather your ego playing bad games on yourself.

You are making a joke of yourself if you are going into personal attacks just because people don't agree with you.

I could be in the wrong forum. I thought I could receive help here, as per my request in post #41. If someone desires, please help. This seems more a debate thread than one of help. If davidx has no desire to use a linux distro, he could help by leaving.

monkeytaco, sorry for ignoring you, but -indeed- I didn't even see your question in the middle of the thread.

Your best bet is to start a thread in the newbie subforum, there you will get a better chance to get help, and the responses related to your question will not get lost in the middle of a discussion.

Cheers and welcome.

I could have sworn that an extremely fair minded, intelligent, reasonable and damn sexy moderator asked nicely for everyone to move on from attacking the OP (and other members) for a contrary opinion and to move on to addressing the issues raised. Oh yes, so they did.

From this point on, cease and desist attacking the format of the message and go on to the issues raised. If this continues, I will close the thread. Which will be a shame because this is on the verge of being a useful discussion.

I confess, I had to laugh when I read that post. Reminds me of when I upgraded from 6.06 to 8.04. Followed the instructions carefully, and, even though it said the upgrade was successful, when I rebooted to complete the upgrade, I had nothing. No Ubuntu, no terminal... just page after page of errors before the system froze. I rebooted several times, even into recovery mode, and still nothing changed. So I ended up downloading and burning the full version and installing from scratch. Of course, I have a good sense of humor and lots of experience with crashing and reinstalling Windows, so it was really no big deal. Just a little bug that needs fixed.

Cheers

I'll add my 1 & 1/2 cents (adjusted for inflation, y'know.) I've tried Ubuntu - I like some of it, don't care for others of it, but don't complain about it too much. I would rather ask for help or help others. I think that it's getting better, but it still isn't quite a fit for my personality.

OP, I'll assume that you've tried other distros - what do you think of those?

What you just said in itself has no basis (use spellcheck) since you're not me and I’m the one affected by my ubuntu experience. So, I really don’t know what you're talking about.


Since there’s been a linux version for quite some time, it is related to linux. Complain? Nah, I’m not the one with the problem anymore. It’s your problem now – I'll leave that up to you.


Oh, really? Then explain why many people on this forum and on others, even pro IT people – who know way more about linux than in your dreams – recommend that I reformat my system? If you indeed fix things, explain why this thread was written? DUHH! By the way, your help on my past issues with ubuntu didn’t help. It’s actually harmed my system. This only shows that you're an inexperienced little ubuntu fanboy who can’t even fix ubuntu.


I did try openoffice in windows. And guess what? It scrolls perfectly without the slow jerks prevalent under ubuntu. So, now what, genius? Is it Sun’s fault now? And to correct you, a forum like this is the very place where complaints are made to find solutions to problems. I strongly suggest that you surf this forum AGAIN and see that 98% of threads here are about people’s problems. But like you said, I got to complain to the manufacturer, oops, I mean, forum administrator. You're smart!


I did use a preloader. But, alas, poor ubuntu wasn’t as fast as windows in opening docs... oh woe is me!


Hey everyone! Please re-read what this guy said. He admits before our very eyes that win ’95, “runs a lot faster.” I'll retype it out of satisfaction:
“Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”
“Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”
“Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”
“Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”


But that’s the reason why I stuck with MS programs, because oowriter sucks. I’ll let you learn about and become frustrated with oowriter yourself, since you're its number one fan!


Oh, really? Are you sure about that Eintein? Then explain why on the XP that I’m currently replying to you on, am I able to boot up in 27 seconds! That’s 27 seconds compared to ubuntu’s boot up time of ONE MINUTE AND 34 SECONDS.... Riiiiiiiight !!!


I tried all the players out there and despite their flaws, they still run SLOWER than players on windows, case in point, VLC. It’s got nothing to do with inexperience. My friend who is an IT wiz helped me with my ubuntu. Even he couldn’t get it to work fast. But maybe you're right... it’s his inexperience - although he’s a programmer and developer. By the way, are you an experienced developer like my friend? Hmmmm... things to wonder.


I'll answer this with a question. If you already have a printer that works with generic drivers, but doesn’t do a good job of printing, would you blame the driver or the printer?

Hint: Think hard before answering this, buddy!


Based on my experience with linux, I must doubt that statement. If linux’s file system is superior to XP’s, then why do files and directories open speedily on the fly in XP relative to linux? This is an observation based on my experience.


Ok, with all due “respect,” you contradict yourself. All along you’ve spent significant time in defending ubuntu as a good system while beating up windows. Now, you're saying that you'd stay away from ubuntu like the plague and instead use windows. Do any of you think this guy makes sense? Then you said that windows has its own problems. Yes, that’s true. But, linux users experience FAR more problems than XP users. You'd be dumb not to believe so.


No. just be safe about it.

Personally, I know of 3 people who have dual-booted and lost all their info in the process. And, there are scantless scores of other users who have suffered the same tragedy. There’s a guy here in this thread who had the same issue. Therefore, your statement that dual-boting poses no risk is wrong. I’m not saying that dual-booting harms your system; there are thousands who dual boot with linux well. But, saying that there’s no risk is absolutely inaccurate. Want proof? Google it.


You mean, funny o/s (ubuntu). You're funny when you imply that since MS maintains closed source while linux is wide open, linux must be better. Hmmm... if open is sooooo much better, why are there soooooo many (including moi!) having sooooo many issues with it? In my year of using linux, I've had over 250 posts submitted for help on it. On a windows forum, I've had no more than 15 submitted. Big difference..


Ha ha ha... You just contradicted yourself. First, you say that my sci-fi big brother tale is just a fantasy. Then, you go on and on about depicting MS as an evil powerful company with the potential of spying on all of us.... So, if MS is not big brother, why are you depicting it as if it is? Then, you say you're not paranoid. But, then you say that you can't tell for sure that info from MS is being sent without consent, describing MS as a corporate giant spy... Sounds like paranoia to me!


So, if you have no problem with anyone using windows, why do you make such a big stink about it?


Wow! Then why did you spend typing large amounts of text in comparing windows and linux?


Then, why did you admit that win ’95 was faster? Here’s your quote: “Of course that win95 runs a lot faster.”


Hey everyone, watch this... If I were biased, then explain why I mention that linux is superior to XP in networking and customization. Wait, don’t tell me... I must be biased.

Then he says that I “have his respect whatever o/s of choice.” More jokes... If that’s ture, then why did you type a term paper on bashing me for my choice of o/s?


Yep! It sure would be!


If freedom is beautiful, why are you wrtiting in such a manner as to deter one from using windows? Also, my 3 friends who had installed ubuntu are now happily back to windows... will you permit them the freedom of using windows now? I'll let them know, Mr. ubuntu fan.


If you understand my frustration, why then are you basically saying that I'm wrong?


No, but I do believe that they’ve had frustrations and sleepless nights over ubuntu’s problems. And as I've said before, 2 of my buddies have spend whole weekends trying to fix their problems, and another just gave up finally. In all, they all switched back to windows. Do you think they were happy?

And yes, I believe people will pay attention to my advice. The proof? Read over my thread and find those who say ubuntu sucks. And you even admitted that you don’t like ubuntu.


No, its derived from frustration.


Thank god!


Bad analogy. A better one is windows being a ferrari running automatic while ubuntu is gas-guzzling truck running stick-shift.


No, you're wrong again, buddy. You make assumptions you can't back, which is your weakness. Ubuntu came out as an option to windows. Therefore, in so doing, they put themselves in direct competition with MS.

If I were you, I’d do a little more unbiased research and less fanboyism of a system that many have constant problems with.

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Seconded. Nice reply, was very informative and interesting

This sounds like one those nasty trolls. If one has been using computers for 13 years then you should be able to work it all out. Any version of Linux will never be like windows. There are some that look similar. Re-formatting the disk is what you have with a windows systems. I have never re-formated a Linux system because it doesn't work. Ubuntu is one of the easier distros to use.
Install a text based one from scratch, then you might learn something about how operating systems work.
Some people think they know all about computers because they know a little bit about windows.

I'm thinking 'don't feed the trolls' this thread is done..

Well, hello there again!... (davidx waving at fanboy)

That’s your biased view, and a very respectably biased one, I might add. But just your biased view.

You're not a teacher by any stretch and you know it. you don’t go around and teach people word processing. For someone who doesn’t know anything about computers, Word is the most intuitive processor around. Case in point: the billions of people who use daily around the world. Also, my friends have complained about it: bulleted spaces; formatting contradictories; slow scroll; slow load time; missing data; and the list goes on. You don’t talk from experience, since you don’t know much about computers. You talk from your inability to defend yourself on this thread. MS Office is easy to use and billions agree. Openoffice still has kinks that the smart nerds at Sun are too lazy about fixing. And I am talking about basic word processing, nothing more.

So, you have a moot point.


Fanboy is getting angry, again. If you think that ubuntu is made for beginners, then put it to the test... have your boss and friends at work use it. See if you don’t get yelled at. If you think that ubuntu is made for the average joe, then you don’t qualify to use computers.

Don’t misunderstand me. It’s not because you're less smart (who knows?), but because you refuse to learn anything new about other systems outside of ubuntu. You contradict yourelf and fool others into believing and using a system that they don’t understand and refuse to use. Just because you use it doesn’t mean everyone and their mother should use it too. You only use a system that you're not even an expert in and don’t know how to use well any way, nothing more.


Hahahaha.... do you expect us all to believe that ubuntu “is widely used by people who have NEVER EVER touched a computer in their entire life”? Hahahaha!!!!!!!!!! Ok fanboy, I think you should quit while I’m way ahead and, get a career in comedy... you're funny!


i92guboj, for once I truly agree with you! So, please follow your own advice.


Really? Then why do you say things that an expert would never say? And, come on, you're not fooling anyone here. You don’t teach 10 year olds or (hahaha) senior citizens. You're not a good liar.


Alrighttttt!!! Let's all travel back into time and read what i92guboj said:
“As a developer, believe me, Ubuntu would be my last choice.”

So, you don’t claim to be a guru... but, if that’s true, why do you claim to be a developer, which we ALL know by your answers is not true? I want to see him get out of that one!

And notice that he admits that ubuntu would be his last choice.


Trust me, the pleasure was ALLLLLL mine! Hahaha!!!


Ummm.... I hate to break it to you, but we’re not discussing DOS... we’re discussing ubuntu which is a command-lins system to windows, which is a gui.

You know, to cut through the chase, go around and take a survey at a mall, your job, at a high school, even at a park. Show them ubuntu and XP... See which system they choose. If most choose ubuntu over XP, I'll gladly move to Iran.

And one more thing... it’s not ‘asseveration’, it’s spelled ‘observation.’

Have a nice life, fanboy!

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H_TeXMeX, thank you for your words. I greatly appreciate it. And, I'd like to especially thank you for helping me out in my past issues with dumbuntu. Thanks, buddy.

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Looks, like AuroraCA has a fan.

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