Claude Jones wrote: > On Wednesday 25 January 2006 5:41 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: >> When I started, with Mandrake 8, it was friendly helpful lists that got >> me going. The lists stayed helpful and friendly. That's probably the >> biggest reason that I never tried any other distro until recently. >> Finding this list to be just as friendly and helpful has encouraged me. >> I intend staying for the forseeable future. > > I find this discussion "interesting", as I'm in process of giving up on a > Mandrake derivative, precisely because of the "cliquish" and rather negative > ambiance of the list. I put my foot in my mouth early on, complaining > strongly about a decision to deliver WM enabled browsing, but with a huge on > screen display turned on of the time counting as the video progressed. I > guess I ruffled some feathers with that post, and never was able to get much > help on various issues that came up after that - seemed rather thin skinned > to me, especially given the behavior I observed of many others, there. It's > too bad - I still like Fedora the best because of its huge flexibility, but > it does take a bit more work to set up, which for the technically challenged, > makes it a bit hard to recommend. That "Mandrake derivative" name would not start with a 'P' would it? Be there. Left there. -- David
