[plug] rant

[Onno Benschop]

Thanks for your email.

This is a community, not free Linux support. You sign off with Merriwa, not
a suburb that's near to the city and you share with us the things that
broke.

What's missing is things you tried, specific things you would like an
answer to or advice on.

People in this community have been using Linux for some time, for me it's
over two decades. For many of us it's not the primary focus of our lives,
even if plenty of us work in the ICT field.

So, if you need onsite support, ask for recommendations, if you need an
answer to a vexing question, ask the vexing question.

Berating people in an email without a subject is none of those things.

I for one won't be driving to Merriwa for a call out.

An apology would also be welcome.

Unimpressed,
Onno

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On Sat., 31 Jul. 2021, 15:50 Dave, <adogslife01 at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> Come on Guys,
>
>
>
> I thought PLUG was supposed to promote and encourage the use of LINUX
> within the Perth area, which I would have assumed, I thought, at the very
> least, just may have included, returning Emails.
>
> Both my neighbour and myself have wives with disabilities and are
> petty-well house bound and therefore can't attend PLUG meetings, so if any
> assistance was to be forthcoming, it would most likely have to be in house.
>
> Sorry to sound like I'm nagging,  but Windows is being an absolute pain in
> the *&$R%(&^. and is starting to cost us money, and it would be a shame if
> you guys lost a couple of converts.
>
>
>
> Below is my original Email, dated the 23rd July
>
>
>
> Once again I look forward to your reply.
>
>
>
> Dave Orson
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
>
>
> Since my Email on the 16th, things have got a little worse.
>
> The original enquiry was to ask for help in setting up a couple of
> programs that would put one step ,closer to getting out of Windows
> altogether.
>
> Those programs are,  *OANDA FX Trade*, World Enigma Groups *ENIGMA*
> Emulator, and *the World of Tanks* game site.  All these have LINUX
> versions and  are supposed to be plug and play.
>
>
>
> That was the original question, THEN!!!!    I forgot the LINUX password to
> access my LapTop. I had just completed an update and hadn't had time to
> document it, then promptly forgot it.
>
>
>
> The next thing was that I helped a neighbour install Linux Mint 19
> Cinnermim onto a replacement hard drive, He then promptly went and screwed
> up his ThunderBird Mail.
>
> My suggestion to him now, is to re-install Linux and start again.  He
> hasn't been there long enough for him to have saved much, so I think this
> might be the only way.
>
>
>
> I am running Mint 19 Cinnermin Tessa.
>
>
>
> My interest in Linux started back in the 1980's when my son joined the
> Navy and got into UNIX. as a result of this I ran UNIX for quite a while
> until he moved to Sydney and was no longer around to help out when I
> stuffed up. After that my interest in UNIX, Linux has never left.  Now my
> main aim in using Linux is to give Windows the flick.
>
>
>
> I look forward to your reply
>
>
>
>
>
> David C.N. Orson
>
> Merriwa
>
> Western Australia
>
> 0448 407 112
>
>
>
>
>
> David C.N. Orson
>
> Merriwa
>
> Western Australia
>
> 0448 407 112
>
>
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