Re: Stupid question (was Re: Repost of some earlier described "challenges")

2007-09-29 Thread s. keeling
Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I don't like it, but I also don't like reloading. :-) Ah, ya puss! Burn a backup CD and do it. Think of all those doors opening up for you. You can try anything! =[8]-) -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*)ht

Re: Stupid question (was Re: Repost of some earlier described "challenges")

2007-09-29 Thread s. keeling
Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I don't like it, but I also don't like reloading. :-) Ah, ya puss! Burn a backup CD and do it. Think of all those doors opening up for you. You can try anything! =[8]-) -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*)ht

Re: Stupid question (was Re: Repost of some earlier described "challenges")

2007-09-27 Thread Michael Marsh
On 9/27/07, Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I started using Linux with FC2 (or FC3 maybe) and was just thrilled with it > (with Linux, really). Then I got annoyed with FC's bleeding edge software and > also decided that I shouldn't have to reinstall every 6 months in order to > stay > c

Re: Stupid question (was Re: Repost of some earlier described "challenges")

2007-09-27 Thread Owen Heisler
On Wed, 2007.09.26 12:52, Mike McCarty wrote: > Fedora I would not recommend to anyone not interested in > eternally fiddling with the machine, broken interfaces, > and churn. It's for people whose hobbies include fiddling > with new installs and reloading. > > I'm not into that, either, for these

Re: Stupid question (was Re: Repost of some earlier described "challenges")

2007-09-26 Thread s. keeling
Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I don't like it, but I also don't like reloading. :-) Ah, ya puss! Burn a backup CD and do it. Think of all those doors opening up for you. You can try anything! =[8]-) -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*)ht

Re: Stupid question (was Re: Repost of some earlier described "challenges")

2007-09-26 Thread Mike McCarty
Ron Johnson wrote: I know how to do the necessary admin with FC. Debian I'm much less capable with. I wouldn't call FC "turnkey". But it uses a completely different set of admin tools. Why did you push Debian on her, when your expertise lies in FC? "Push" is a four letter word :-) I got her

Stupid question (was Re: Repost of some earlier described "challenges")

2007-09-26 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/26/07 11:58, Mike McCarty wrote: > Wayne Topa wrote: >> Mike McCarty([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: >>> >>> Ok, so how does one get a newer kernel, install it, and get >>> all the memory available? >>> >> >> >> That question indicat