Ubuntu Professionals Forum?

Odd iodine at runbox.no
Mon Sep 14 17:51:56 UTC 2009


Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote:
> 09/14/2009 06:10 PM, Odd::
>>>>> - Are you "professional"? Why dont you help people in here then?
>>>> When did it become your place to say something like that?
>>> Because I dont understand why do people want to wipe out "dummies".
>> Wipe out? You're being a little dramatic don't you think?
> 
> No.

You do sound like we're gonna kill them. :)

>>> He has been a dummy at the beginning, just like everyone of us.
>> I would rather say, we were all inexperienced at one time.
>> I consider a dummy someone who doesn't want to learn.
> 
> Yep.
> 
>>> He became a "professional" (if he ever is) because someone
>>> taught him.
>> Or he taught himself.
> 
> Hum... what from? Google search? what did Google index?

Sure, why not?

>>> And now, he wants a "professional-only" community place?
>> So? Server stuff aren't for the typical user.
> 
> Typicall user use at least one server: Xorg.

You know very well that's not the kind of server we're talking about.

>>> Leaving what and where he is from?
>>> No... sorry, I must have given my opinion about that.
>>> Now, you agree or not, but I think it should be "one place for all".
>> That's an idiotic statement. Should we talk about all
>> OSes on one list then? Linux, MacOS, Windows. "one
>> place for all" you said. Why don't we merge the sounder
>> list with this then? And the Kubuntu list with this?
> 
> Extremist. :-)

Thanks. ;-)

>> And why don't we merge the supercomputer Linux lists
>> with this? One place for all, right? Do you see where I'm
>> going with this?
> 
> Topic based splits are OK for me.

Server stuff and desktop stuff ARE different topics.

> Knowledge level based splits are not.
> 
>> I actually think this list should be broken up into a few ones.
>> I think only Ubuntu stuff should be talked about on this list.
>> Bash stuff should be talked about on another.
> 
> There is the BASH mailing list.

But people are discussing BASH stuff all the time on
this list. They should do that on the BASH list.

>> Software should
>> be talked about on yet another, unless it's specific for Ubuntu.
>> This list is high-volume and far too many mails are about things
>> that aren't about Ubuntu.
> 
> There is sounder for that.

But people are talking off-topic stuff here all the time.

> Instead of adding one more "split", we could just post on topic to the existing
> mailing lists.

That would be nice.

>>> The only situation I could agree is if he pays for support (Canonical or others).
>>> But that is not "communotary" anymore.
>> Good thing he doesn't need your agreement.
> 
> I did not talk about agreement (allow) but agreement (just opinion)

Ah, OK.


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Odd




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