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From: Sean Sullivan <sean@sfsullivan.org>
To: gentoo-ppc-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] convert ext3 -> hfs+
Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 13:43:28 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <427BACC0.5000309@sfsullivan.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <427BA9C2.4060504@gmail.com>

Matthew FitzPatrick wrote:

> Sean Sullivan wrote:
>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you aren't used to the command line, you shouldn't be trying to 
>>> install Gentoo. Or at least try to use one of the few graphical or 
>>> command line installer programs for Gentoo.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>
>> That's crap. I recommend Gentoo to every newb I meet that is 
>> interested in trying Linux and most of them get it just fine with 
>> little help and learn a ton in the process.
>>
>> Let's leave the elistist attitude for the Slackware newbs ;~)
>> jk
>>
>> -Sean
>>
> I agree and know that this is off topic but I mean why does everyone 
> who uses gentoo or slackware take this whole elitist higher ground. I 
> did my first instal of gentoo from stage 1 while stoned out of my mind 
> and it went fine without a hitch. Everyone should be more excited to 
> help people than scoff at them and claim to be better. 


> "The only reason you know what you do is because of information form 
> other people, be that help on forums, documentation, whathave you. "
> -Matt

Well said.

-Sean

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-05-06 17:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <200505030001.j4301VIm028372@robin.gentoo.org>
2005-05-03 17:44 ` [gentoo-ppc-user] convert ext3 -> hfs+ lincr
2005-05-03 20:23   ` Daejuan Jacobs
2005-05-06 17:04     ` Sean Sullivan
2005-05-06 17:30       ` Matthew FitzPatrick
2005-05-06 17:35         ` Jon Lee
2005-05-06 17:43         ` Sean Sullivan [this message]
2005-04-29 16:54 Polashek, Matthew
2005-04-29 17:19 ` Jon Lee
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-04-29 10:11 stephan ulbing
2005-04-29 12:02 ` David Holm
2005-04-29 16:32   ` stephan ulbing
2005-04-29 16:52     ` Jon Lee
2005-04-29 17:14       ` stephan ulbing

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