Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (888 mails)

[Richard Creighton <ricreig@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2011-01-22 Michael offered the following:

> On 01/22/2011 02:55 PM, Richard Creighton wrote:
> > On 2011-01-22 Michael offered the following:
> > > On 01/22/2011 09:47 AM, Parshwa Murdia wrote:
> > <snip>
> >
> > > >  but can you comment on the stability of this PCLOS?
> > >
> > > This *is* an openSUSE list.....
> >
> > While what you say is true, the OP *IS* very much a beginner who
> > originally asked his question in this forum maillist regarding openSUSE
> > and *I* answered him suggesting to him that he look at PCLinuxOS FIRST
> > because of his requirements and that I felt it more suited to his
> > INITIAL needs as a convert from Doze and that he would probably end up
> > with openSUSE as he gained experience because of its' completeness.   As
> > PCLinuxOS does not have a mailing  list and as GENERAL questions about
> > Linux regardless of distro aren't totally inappropriate for this forum,
> > and given that the OP isn't yet in a  position to know where to ask
> > what, it was reasonable to ask questions here.   The particular question
> > was about a particular distro, which might have been better asked in the
> > PCLinuxOS FORUM, and thankfully, a later reply gave the OP the link to
> > that FORUM as an answer.   I suggest that would have been a better
> > response than a curt 'get lost, you're in the wrong place' type reply to
> > an admitted newbie.   Don'tcha think?
> >
> > Richard
>
> Did you notice who posted the forum link?

Yes, you did, and I worded my response poorly I guess, I suppose I should have 
said 
that your your later information should have been included in addition to, or 
instead 
of a curt reply <grin>.

Richard
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