Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
Warning: This E-mail is for the most part in the nature of a pushback against
various insinuations that have been made.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisi Reisz" <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 5:38:56 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
On Monday 12 September 2016 19:14:53 Alan McConnell wrote:
> Maybe I should apologize for "hijacking a thread"?
Yes, you should. It has left the person whose thread you have hijacked high
and dry. It is most definitely "not done" to hijack threads. By those who
care about etiquette and other people, that is.
You have got to be kidding! I have stolen(the meaning of "hijacking")
nothing. Nothing prevents you or anyone else from ignoring what I write or
have written and concentrating on the other messages in this thread.
You talk about etiquette. I have, over the past twenty years, set up
at least three E-lists; one about Linux(lwob), one about music(vlaviworld)
and the third about politics(waifllc, using Meetup). I never prescribed
any form of behavior for my members, and I'm surprised that you take it on
yourself to do so for debian-users.
Besides: since I added "Problem solved" to the Subject line, I am now posting
under a different thread. However, you or anyone else are free to use it for
further lessons in etiquette, or anything else you choose.<g>
Brian was offering you a good technical solution that would actually have
solved your problem, instead of a "cobble", which you say that Debian should
fix.
He was doing no such thing. He asked a bunch of questions like "What was the
version of Windoze I was using?" ! ? ! He offered no solution at all that improved
on what I use. I'll get to Brian more in a moment.
Even God is said only to help those who help themselves.
I _have_ helped myself! And I am fortunate that I have been able to draw the
attention of a real expert, Felix Miata, who combines his expertize with an
ability to read, and a reluctance to preach. Would that you and Brian would
emulate him.
On to Brian! You, Brian, ask: was anyone impolite? I was accused of being impolite and
I reject the accusation. I will, however, remark that your series of "deconstructions"
verge on the smarmy. Do you claim that they were useful, or even relevant?
And what am I, or anyone, to think of your assertions about "Debian Central" or "Abarrane"?
Is it your claim that such comments are useful, or relevant, or even polite?
Again, for the third time: I hope that an new release of the Debian installation SW
will be able to detect when another OS is already on the system, and that a proper and
simple procedure will be put in place for e.g. newbies to Linux or to dual-bootable
systems to be able to choose between the systems immediately after the machine self-test.
Finally: I have taken a resolution not to respond to further chastisement or smarm.
Please help me to keep it!
Best wishes, even to Lisi and Brian!
Alan
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