<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family: Verdana;font-size: 12.0px;"><div> <div>Dear Thomas,</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks for your appreciation but don't feel discouraged: I myself, over the course of the last year, have been oftentimes very disappointed with the linux distribution I used to use and generally, found a lot of inconsistencies and outright regressions in the newer versions of lots of distros I tried out. I guess we all face a dilemma today: be subject to exploitation of undefined scope by a predatory monopolist or try to get work done with a free software artifacts.</div> <div>With age, you start getting a better understanding of the human nature. The Internet is a medium where you can easily chip in with a thoughtful advice or an outburst of frustration and hatred and stay anonymous, saying things you would never dare say in front of your peers or neighbours. Please understand that a lot of the people writing comments on the Internet are sociopatic, immature teens that are software wizards but otherwise lack basic human traits.</div> <div>So my advice is: take it cool, think it over, know who you have in front of you, calculate all the odds. I myself, having spent lots of hours looking for answers in various fora and getting blamed for not knowing the obvious, finally settled on googling for answers - this is the quickest and most efficient way to solving problems.</div> <div>I just switched to MX-15, having used Mepis from 2008 to 2011. Mepis was perfectly solid and stable, but the guy who ran it had to get a job to earn money for his family, so after joining forces with the Antix community, the former Mepis people produced MX- which continues the good traditon. But be advised - operating system is a complex tool, to make it is one thing, to keep it up to date and modern is another, huge task not for one person but a group of people.</div> <div> </div> <div>Just a few thoughts and my best wishes for you</div> <div>Stay cool</div> <div> </div> <div>Janusz</div> <div> <div style="margin: 10.0px 5.0px 5.0px 10.0px;padding: 10.0px 0 10.0px 10.0px;border-left: 2.0px solid rgb(195,217,229);"> <div style="margin: 0 0 10.0px 0;"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 22, 2016 at 6:53 PM<br/> <b>From:</b> "Thomas Blasejewicz" <nyuwa@hb.tp1.jp><br/> <b>To:</b> "Xubuntu Support and User Discussions" <xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com><br/> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [xubuntu-users] toggle touchpad ON/OFF - PERSONAL message</div> <div>Personal message<br/> Good "morning" (1:30 am) from Japan<br/> Please excuse this intrusion, but I wanted to send you a personal<br/> message to thank you for your encouragement.<br/> You, and one more person, were the only ones (in over 8 years) that<br/> offered me some positive feedback = encouragement.<br/> <br/> However, after trying (not "trying" - desperately struggling) to get<br/> friendly with Linux for more than EIGHT years (probably thousands of<br/> hours of effort), I have now given up.<br/> When over 8 years of struggle still almost does not get me anywhere past<br/> the basically automatic installation of the OS, when the concept of<br/> "working in this environment" forever remains a utopia "over the<br/> rainbow" ... then the whole idea of using Linux is unrealistic.<br/> <br/> I envy the people who have no problems.<br/> Me .. problems were practically the ONLY thing I ever experienced. I<br/> presume, I am just not smart enough to use Linux.<br/> And I am really sorry, that I could not turn your encouragement into a<br/> success story, like me becoming a happy, skilled Linux user.<br/> <br/> But, I wanted to express my gratitude for your advice.<br/> <br/> Thank you!<br/> Thomas<br/> <br/> --<br/> xubuntu-users mailing list<br/> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br/> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>