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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 20:43:58 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson wrote: |
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> Funny how you used XXX when I SPECIFCALLY mentioned mentioned the LIVE |
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> DVD as opposed to the minimal install cd. That was the whole point |
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> which you missed in jumping to conclusions about my ignorance. |
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I know you mentioned a specific CD, I just typed XXX to save going back |
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through the broken threads to find the actual disc you referred to. |
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However it should be clear that my initial response was relevant to the |
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disc you mentioned as I quoted that particular question, and nothing |
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else, n my initial response. |
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I offered advice to you, which you were free to accept, reject or to |
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respond to with abuse. Based on your choice, you will be pleased to know |
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that I won't be wasting any more of my time or yours by responding |
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further. |
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> On Sat, 9/24/16, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 4:38 PM |
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> |
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> On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 |
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> 20:31:13 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson wrote: |
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> > You are giving a generic |
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> answer to what you see as a generic question. |
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> > I really can't play 20 questions by |
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> repeating over until the light |
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> > comes |
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> on. |
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> I'm sorry, but |
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> "Can I install from disc XXX?" is a generic |
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> question. |
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> The more specific |
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> and detailed the question, the more specific and |
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> detailed the answers. But the response was |
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> given freely and it's entirely |
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> up to you |
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> what you do with it. |
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> -------------------------------------------- |
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> > On Sat, 9/24/16, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> |
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> wrote: |
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> > |
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> > Subject: |
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> Re: [gentoo-user] New Install |
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> > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> > Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 4:21 |
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> PM |
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> > |
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> > On Sat, 24 |
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> Sep 2016 |
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> > 15:05:24 +0000 (UTC), |
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> Christopher Robinson wrote: |
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> > > Honestly, your reply is |
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> > not helpful. I have read through the |
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> the |
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> > > handbook and the directions |
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> there do not |
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> > match the screen |
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> results. |
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> You'd need to be more specific about |
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> > that. |
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> > |
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> > > I |
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> > > take |
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> offense at your arrogant tone in |
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> > |
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> reply to a beginners request for |
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> > |
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> > I wasn't trying to be offensive. |
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> > |
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> > > help.While |
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> those with |
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> > experience may find my |
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> request naive, I went to |
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> > > the |
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> list for suggestions beyond the |
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> > |
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> handbook.Also, you confuse the two |
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> > |
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> > parts of my question in your |
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> smackdown. |
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> > |
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> > |
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> Firstly, it wasn't a smackdown. Secondly, |
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> > you asked two separate |
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> > questions. I only |
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> tried to answer one of them, which is why I quoted only |
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> > one. |
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> > As has |
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> > been |
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> mentioned elsewhere, your problem was caused by missing |
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> > a |
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> > step. The point |
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> I was trying to make is |
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> > that it is |
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> important to follow |
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> > the handbook |
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> > carefully, so the advice was to read it |
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> fully before |
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> > attempting to follow it. |
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> Reading it and |
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> > following it at the |
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> same time is |
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> > asking for |
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> > trouble. |
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> > Experience has |
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> shown that a large proportion of new user install |
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> > problems are caused by a failure to |
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> follow the |
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> > handbook correctly. |
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> > Sometimes this is caused |
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> > by someone thinking they know better and |
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> taking |
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> > a shortcut but more often it |
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> is simply a |
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> > moaater of a mistake |
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> or |
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> > misunderstanding |
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> > somewhere. |
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> > > Sorry |
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> > for the annoyance and |
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> > > possibleviolation |
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> > of list protocol, but I expected a bit |
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> more support. |
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> > > |
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> > > On |
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> > Saturday, September 24, 2016 9:47 AM, |
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> Neil Bothwick |
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> > > <neil@××××××××××.uk> |
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> > wrote: |
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> > > |
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> > > On Sat, |
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> > 24 Sep 2016 12:13:00 +0000 (UTC), |
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> Christopher Robinson |
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> > wrote: |
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> > > > Also, |
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> > I read that it is possible to install |
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> Gentoo from the |
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> > Live |
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> > > > DVD.How do I do |
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> that? |
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> > > |
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> > > You need to read |
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> > chapter 1 of the Gentoo handbook from |
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> start to finish, |
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> > > then read it |
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> again. When you understand |
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> > what is |
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> going on, you then boot |
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> > > from |
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> > the live DVD and follow the |
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> installation instructions fro |
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> > the |
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> > > handbook. |
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> > -- |
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> > Neil |
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> Bothwick |
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> > I |
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> distinctly remember forgetting |
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> > that. |
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> -- |
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> Neil Bothwick |
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> Never sleep with anyone crazier than |
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> yourself. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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The thrill of victory, the agony of delete. |