thanks fedora

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 20:54 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 21:30 +0530, Tanmoy Chatterjee wrote:
> > Sorry for being late to reply. Few questions have been raised - I will
> > answer them one by one.
> > 1) From my first post in this thread (20 sept) - I presume you will
> > know that I am not an expert in computers - to tell you the truth I am
> > not even a computer student - computer is a pass time to me and not
> > for long too.
> > 2) About my remarks on Ubuntu and Fedora - its just an user level
> > comments - I don't know who are those experts are who have taken it
> > seriously.
> > 3) To Ric Moore: as far as I know Cannonical's sole objective of
> > building "ubuntu" is not a Philanthropic one only - they are here to
> > do business - to take on the "windows".
> > Do you think discouraging end user like us is going to help them
> > achieve that target in PC market?
> 
> My comment to you, which seems to brindle your pride, is that it made no
> sense to complain about a version of Ubuntu two versions old comparing
> it to the latest Fedora version. So I wrote that you should install the
> latest version of Ubuntu before you complain about a weird specialty
> hardware problem, ~especially if you are a newbie~. Especially when the
> vast majority of us have moved on to Lucid, at least. It is the LTS
> version, ergo hopefully more solid for the long haul. And, your problem
> just might magically go away. Since you could get your hands on the
> latest version of Fedora, is there some obstacle in your path that keeps
> you from installing Lucid? If so, please tell.  
> 
> What is your problem with that?? How does that discourage you? Are you
> THAT sensitive? I think my suggestion was most reasonable, especially
> after you ignored the more technical advice offered to you. I figured
> you could handle simple and go from there. But, if you want the list to
> hold hands in a circle and sing Kum-by-yah around your computer, take a
> hint, ...it's not likely to happen. 
> 
> No one gets paid here. Ask a question, get an answer. Ignore answer...
> you get the picture. Mainly we're here to enjoy helping out. That ~is~
> the "Philanthropic" part. Canonical has zero to do with it, as far as
> what we post in response to YOUR problems. If you refuse to take the
> advice offered, it's no victory for Windows nor a defeat for Ubuntu.
> Meanwhile, your "PD" is probably still blinking. It's on your end to
> make it easier for the rest of us to assist you. 
> 
> Now, I suggest you wipe that partition clean and install Lucid Ubuntu
> fresh. Then see if the problem persists. Do that first. There is no
> greater kindness I can offer you, other than that advice. Bitch about
> it, and you'll be on my very small ignore list. EOT, Ric


I did not watch the discussion since the beginning, the way to unmount
and power off a USB device in Ubuntu, is to right-click on its icon and
select "Safely remove".



-- 
Ioannis Vranos

http://www.cpp-software.net