On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:35:40 -0400, Sir Michael Clayton wrote:
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> "Kier" <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:pan.2007.09.21.18.09.03.936426@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:58:16 -0400, Sir Michael Clayton wrote:
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>>> **** But aside from the hardware issues, on a software level, Ark is a
>>> very
>>> good system. ****
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What a joke. Nothing works but the spinmeister concludes that "Ark is a
>>> very
>>> good system."
>>>
>>> It's like the old joke - "Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy
>>> the play?"
>>
>> Big deal. You found a negative review of a Linux distro. Want us to post
>> all the positive ones out there. Her, I'll start you off:
>>
>> http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/20198
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>> http://junauza.blogspot.com/2007/09/sabayon-gentle-gentoo.html
>>
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>
> That's not the point. The real problem is that the hundreds of 3rd rate
> distros like this one end up smearing the overall reputation of linux.
Like you care about the reputation of Linux. Nor are there 'hundreds' of
third-rate distros.
> Imagine someone was going to try linux for the first time and saw this
> as one of the "newest" distros available. They install this and
> basically NONE of the hardware works. It's not like they can Google for
> help either because networking doesn't work either. After this major
> disaster (where data was destroyed and files were deleted) do you think
> the person is going to try another linux distro? They've been punished
> enough and they will not have the "Thank you sir - may I have another?"
> attitude.
First, anyone foolish enough to install a new OS they aren't familiar with
without backing up their data deserves to lose it. Second, what hardware
was it that Ark failed on? There are so many hardware combos out there.
Third, no one is being punished for anything.
>
> So maybe nothing can be done do stop people from releasing 3rd rate distros
> like this that damage linux. But I find it hillarious that people here will
> actually argue that it's a "good thing(tm)" when crap like this gets
> released.
Again, what do you care for the good name of Linux, when you spend all
your time here attacking it and its advocates and calling it 'lienux'?
Particularly when posting here with Outlook Express, under a false nym.
Certainly, there are distros that need to be improved. I'm surprised Ark
was so bad in this instance - when I last tried it, it was excellent, and
worked well on an old laptop that several other distros refused to touch.
--
Kier
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