On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 19:07:46 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Thursday 15 September 2016 13:38:49 Brian wrote:
> > On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 11:01:12 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > > Are you deliberately remaining uncontactable off list? You must be
> > > sending
> >
> > I am not uncontactable.
> >
> >
On Thursday 15 September 2016 13:38:49 Brian wrote:
> On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 11:01:12 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > Are you deliberately remaining uncontactable off list? You must be
> > sending
>
> I am not uncontactable.
>
> > from one email address and receiving to another, since the email addres
On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 11:01:12 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> Are you deliberately remaining uncontactable off list? You must be sending
I am not uncontactable.
> from one email address and receiving to another, since the email address
> still doesn't work, and you are getting list emails.
The
On Thursday 15 September 2016 00:50:25 Brian wrote:
> On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 00:33:09 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Wednesday 14 September 2016 23:09:12 Brian wrote:
> > > > Ah. That's good. Your E-mail reader seems to respect my
> > > > indentations. Others don't, alas. Do you perchance
- Original Message -
From: "Brian"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 5:09:12 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
> What is "unenlightening" to you may not be unenlightening to others;
>
On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 00:33:09 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 September 2016 23:09:12 Brian wrote:
> > > Ah. That's good. Your E-mail reader seems to respect my
> > > indentations. Others don't, alas. Do you perchance use mutt?
>
> Indentations count as formatting. Plain te
On Wednesday 14 September 2016 23:09:12 Brian wrote:
> > Ah. That's good. Your E-mail reader seems to respect my
> > indentations. Others don't, alas. Do you perchance use mutt?
Indentations count as formatting. Plain text is supposed not to preserve
formatting.
Lisi
On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 17:11:26 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
Alan McConnell's responses are indented and begin with >.
> From: "Brian"
Brian's resonses are not indented.
>
> > Yep. I have been back to my Jessie in the meantime, and run
> > os-prober.
> > I didn't attempt to
- Original Message -
From: "Brian"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 1:51:50 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 11:34:31 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> From: "Felix Miata&q
- Original Message -
From: "Lisi Reisz"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 2:05:47 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
On Wednesday 14 September 2016 19:51:50 Brian wrote:
> You are probably asking the w
On Wednesday 14 September 2016 19:51:50 Brian wrote:
> You are probably asking the wrong question.
Oh, no, Brian. He is asking the right question by definition. Alan is asking
it, it is therefore right.
We are providing the wrong answers. And to make matters worse we are doing so
in Old Engl
On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 11:34:31 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> From: "Felix Miata"
>
> It does seem curious that the Debian installer would need knowledge of a
> particular Windows version in order to provide a boot menu selection for it,
> rather than simply having one that says "Windows", boo
On Wednesday 14 September 2016 16:34:31 Alan McConnell wrote:
> - Original Message -
> From: "Felix Miata"
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 1:44:14 AM
> Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
&g
- Original Message -
From: "Felix Miata"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 1:44:14 AM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-13 20:50 (UTC-0400):
> when my home Debian in
On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 02:44:14 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-13 20:50 (UTC-0400):
> ...
> >But maybe someone
> >can tell me why the installer can't look at the partitions and determine
> >that there
> >is some kind of OS already installed? Why does it have to kno
On Wednesday 14 September 2016 01:50:44 Alan McConnell wrote:
>Re Royal Holloway: boys were added in 1966, a year before my time
> there. But there were always male faculty there, especially in math, which
> subject has, most unfortunately, suffered from a dearth of qualified women.
> Th
On Wednesday 14 September 2016 01:50:44 Alan McConnell wrote:
> More perhaps tomorrow. I have tasks to perform before bed. But maybe
> someone can tell me why the installer can't look at the partitions and
> determine that there is some kind of OS already installed? Why does it
> have to know ab
Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-13 20:50 (UTC-0400):
Lisi Reisz composed:
Gene Heskett wrote:
Now I am going to push back Alan.
If you are going to come in here and berate folks about this and that,
the first thing you need to do is to train your email agent
(wth is "X-Mailer: Zim
- Original Message -
From: "Lisi Reisz"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 3:58:01 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
On Tuesday 13 September 2016 18:24:07 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 September
On Tue 13 Sep 2016 at 21:02:01 (+0100), Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 September 2016 20:30:20 Brian wrote:
> > > A final question: I've used Wiktionary to learn that 'whinging' is the
> > > English for what we Murricans call 'whining'. Is it used a lot nowadays?
> > > I don't recall ever hav
On Tuesday 13 September 2016 18:24:07 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 September 2016 08:57:19 Alan McConnell wrote:
> > Warning: This E-mail is for the most part in the nature of a pushback
> > against various insinuations that have been made.
>
> Now I am going to push back Alan.
>
> If you a
On Tuesday 13 September 2016 20:30:20 Brian wrote:
> > A final question: I've used Wiktionary to learn that 'whinging' is the
> > English for what we Murricans call 'whining'. Is it used a lot nowadays?
> > I don't recall ever having heard it when I taught at Royal Holloway
> > College back in 1
On Mon 12 Sep 2016 at 14:14:53 (-0400), Alan McConnell wrote:
> - Original Message -
> From: "Felix Miata"
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 10:14:26 PM
> Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
>
> David Wright composed o
On Tue 13 Sep 2016 at 13:01:58 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> You were asked for some information. You declined to provide it. As a
> route to solving a technical problem your response leaves a lot to be
> desired.
> Did you read why I declined? I repeat my reason for your benefit:
I im
On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 23:14:26 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote:
> David Wright composed on 2016-09-11 21:44 (UTC-0500):
> ...
> >>Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
> ...
> How is it beneficial to list anyone here or searching list archives
>
On Tuesday 13 September 2016 08:57:19 Alan McConnell wrote:
> Warning: This E-mail is for the most part in the nature of a pushback
> against various insinuations that have been made.
>
Now I am going to push back Alan.
If you are going to come in here and berate folks about this and that,
the
On Tuesday 13 September 2016 18:01:58 Alan McConnell wrote:
> > Finally: I have taken a resolution not to respond to further
> > chastisement or smarm. Please help me to keep it!
What a pity you didn't! What happened to your self control??
Lisi
- Original Message -
From: "Brian"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:40:11 AM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
On Tue 13 Sep 2016 at 08:57:19 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> Warning: This E-mail is
On Tue 13 Sep 2016 at 08:57:19 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> Warning: This E-mail is for the most part in the nature of a pushback against
> various insinuations that have been made.
Warning duly noted; most of this mail is snipped so we can concentrate
on the technical aspects of your issue.
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"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 5:38:56 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to r
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
On Mon 12 Sep 2016 at 14:14:53 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> From: "Felix Miata"
> ...
> How is it beneficial to list anyone here or searching list archives to
> continue a thread by chastising an OP for being imperfect more than 12 hours
> after OP added string "solved" to the subject and tha
- Original Message -
From: "Felix Miata"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 10:14:26 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
David Wright composed on 2016-09-11 21:44 (UTC-0500):
...
>> Subject: Re: How to g
On Sunday 11 September 2016 20:51:50 Brian wrote:
> On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 15:17:00 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> > On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 11:13:45 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> > > Addendum: during my Jessie install, the install program commented at
> > > one point: "There doesn't seem to be any
On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 23:14:26 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> David Wright composed on 2016-09-11 21:44 (UTC-0500):
> ...
> >>Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
> ...
> How is it beneficial to list anyone here or searching list archives to
&
David Wright composed on 2016-09-11 21:44 (UTC-0500):
...
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
...
How is it beneficial to list anyone here or searching list archives to
continue a thread by chastising an OP for being imperfect more than 12 hours
after OP added
On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 18:49:47 (-0400), Alan McConnell wrote:
> From: "Brian"
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 2:51:50 PM
> Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
>
> On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 15:17:00 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
>
> &
On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 06:49:47PM -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> Deconstruction of this statement follows:
> Brian, you are in a bad temper. Did you read the amended title of
> this
> and previous messages? "Problem solved".
>
> Suggestion: simply don't reply to any of
get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
This only to you, Brian.
- Original Message -
From: "Brian"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 2:51:50 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at
On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 15:17:00 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 11:13:45 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
>
> > Addendum: during my Jessie install, the install program commented at one
> > point:
> > "There doesn't seem to be any other OS on your system". Jeez!! I hope some
>
- Original Message -
From: "Brian"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 1:32:54 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time -- Problem solved
On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 11:13:45 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> Addendum: during my Jessie
On Sun 11 Sep 2016 at 11:13:45 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> Addendum: during my Jessie install, the install program commented at one
> point:
> "There doesn't seem to be any other OS on your system". Jeez!! I hope some
> maintainer reads this complaint and Debian works hard to make sure tha
- Original Message -
From: "Felix Miata"
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 11:33:46 PM
Subject: Re: How to get Jessie to run at boot time
Alan McConnell composed on 2016-09-10 17:45 (UTC-0400):
> Good grief. I just wrote that I am now logged in to a w
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