200 distros? Really? Confining ourselves to Linux - I think there are a half dozen root distros, with dozens of derivatives from each.
There are three main package managers, one of which will work with almost any distro you choose.
I know - half the people in the world can't decide what color socks to wear today, so they only buy black socks, or white socks. Some of the rest of us buy both black and white, and mix and match according to mood. Some daring individuals actually buy COLORFUL socks, and manage to keep up with the pairs.
If you read through that document, you will see that signatories are agreeing to rules for abjudication which may or may not comply with national laws. Alright, to be more fair, the nation isn't exactly signing away sovereignty - they are abdicating their sovereignty, and licensing the "rights holders" to take over the administration of law.
I bought a bird feeder. I hung It on my back porch and filled It with seed. What a beauty of A bird feeder it was, as I filled it lovingly with seed. Within a Week we had hundreds of birds Taking advantage of the Continuous flow of free and Easily accessible food.
But then the birds started Building nests in the boards Of the patio, above the table, And next to the barbecue.
Then came the poop. It was Everywhere: on the patio tile, The chairs, the table.. Everywhere!
Then some of the birdsTurned mean. They would Dive bomb me and try to Peck me even though I had Fed them out of my own Pocket.
And others birds were Boisterous and loud. They Sat on the feeder and Squawked and screamed at All hours of the day and night And demanded that I fill it When it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn't even Sit on my own back porch Anymore. So I took down the Bird feeder and in three days The birds were gone. I cleaned Up their mess and took down The many nests they had built All over the patio.
Soon, the back yard was like It used to be..... Quiet, serene.... And no one demanding their Rights to a free meal..
Now let's see.Our government gives out Free food, subsidized housing, Free medical care and free Education, and allows anyone Born here to be an automatic Citizen.
Then the illegal's came by the Tens of thousands. Suddenly Our taxes went up to pay for Free services; small apartments Are housing 5 families; you Have to wait 6 hours to be seen By an emergency room doctor; Your child's second grade class is Behind other schools because Over half the class doesn't speak English.
Corn Flakes now come in a Bilingual box; I have to 'press one ' to hear my bank Talk to me in English, and People waving flags other Than 'Old Glory' are Squawking and screaming In the streets, demanding More rights and free liberties.
Just my opinion, but maybe it's time for the government To take down the bird feeder.
If you agree, pass it on; if not, Just continue cleaning up the poop
The wife forwarded one of those spam emails to me - enjoy.
Hardware? I'm not sure. Left - right - zero - one - off - on. It looks like a binary thing to me. Feet generally aren't very hard. Someone wealthy enough to own a computer probably has pretty soft feet anyway. Feet are software, automobiles are hardware, if you ask me.
A: the government didn't have it's hands tied 20 years ago, 15 years ago, or 10 years ago - each administration has CHOSEN to ignore a growing problem, because each administration believed the problem wasn't theirs, or that they benefitted somehow from the problem.
B: If the illegals were made legitimate, I would STILL have lost my job. They can work cheaper than I can today, and they'll be able to work cheaper than I can tomorrow, irregardless of legal status.
You entirely miss the boat when you claim that the government has "crippled the immigration process and made it longer and more difficult" etc. There never were 20 million immigration slots available for Mexicans and/or South Americans. Never were. We've had a genuine flood of INVADERS coming here, overwhelming any reasonable immigration quotas by orders of magnitude.
"Given that it would cost billions to detain and deport every illegal, and would result in thousands of orphans whose parents were deported, do you really think it's worth it?" Yes, I think it's worth it. It will create jobs for American citizens. As for the orphans - who should care about them, the most? The parents, right? Those orphans are TOOLS in this battle - tools that the parents don't care very much about. Those parents used their little anchor baby tools to establish a foothold here. Do I care about them? Not very damned much. Don't bring children into a political problem, or a military problem, then try to appeal to my humanity. MY CHILDREN are entitled to what THOSE children are sucking up by way of benefits. Appealing to my humanity simply doesn't work, when THOSE children are stealing MY children's resources.
Xenophobe? Racist? You're still off target. Where do you live? Do you also approve of the invasion of Europe by the Islamic and/or Arabic masses? Are you totally ignorant of the fact that the invasion of these masses is a political and a military movement, in and of itself?
Why are the citizens of modern, free societies subject to the whims of backward, less free, less educated, and less wealthy societies? Justify that for me. Why, in the United States, does what some Mexican, or Guatemalan's wishes count for shit?
You don't recognize the right of the nation to enforce the rule of law? Or, is it just wealthy countries that have no right to enforce the rule of law?
How would you feel if we sent an army south, and violated the sovereignty of those backward countries?
My solution to the immigration problem? Put the Black Horse cavalry regiment on the border, and give them live ammo. "Your orders are to close the border. If you can't do it any other way, stack the bodies up like cordwood. That will slow the flood!"
Don't try to appeal to my humanity again. Kill 'em all, let God sort them out.
No, not at all. I've been hearing that advice since about 1970-something. I've heeded it as much as possible. These days, it isn't as possible as it was in the '70's and '80's, but you can still go a long way on it. Those things that you can't find made in America, shop around for European, or south America.
But, whatever you do, don't allow yourself to fall into that rut of buying the cheapest thing possible. I've harped on the fact that various countries and/or manufacturers make superb products, if you just know what to look for. Need steel tools, or other products? Almost anyone in the world who makes steel, produces better quality than China. Argentina, India, the Netherlands, Germany - shop around! Computer components? Go Korean, or Japanese. Shop. Know whose families you are feeding with your purchase.
China has really given us nothing - I'm not willing to help feed Chinese children. Korea and Japan, on the other hand, have given back to us. I am willing to help feed some Korean or Japanese man's kids. You've heard the old saw, about voting with your dollars? Stop rewarding shoddy workmanship, and a complete lack of any quality control.
One or more of you parents and/or grandparents passed a little bit of wisdom on to you. I have to wonder where all the rest of America's parents and grandparents are. No one can "do without" these days, it seems. They can't even budget something down the road a month or two, let alone "do without". Insanity, I say.
You're SORT of catching on. You understand that when you break a law, you are a criminal. And, you understand that if the law were different, then you wouldn't be a criminal. But, the fact still remains - the law is what it is, and they broke the laws. They are CRIMINALS.
Now, you should understand that I am a working man, with a family. Last year, I was laid off, while one of those invading criminals did my job. I lost THOUSANDS of dollars, to a fucking CRIMINAL. This is not a victimless crime here. Citizens are being victimized for the benefit of CRIMINALS. My children went without a lot of things they needed and/or wanted, so that come CRIMINAL INVADER could give his kids nice things. I'm the VICTIM here.
To make matters worse, I served this country. I gave eight years of my life to SERVE this country. I was shot at and missed, and shit at and hit, during the course of the Cold War, again during the war in Lebanon, and again while Iran was at war with Iraq. I figure my country doesn't owe me much, but they DO OWE ME the opportunity to make a living.
Instead, they take my job, and give it to a CRIMINAL INVADER?!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK?!?!
As long as there is one homeless veteran, as long as there is one unemployed veteran, as long as there is one underemployed veteran - no outsider has the right to work in this country.
That is my position, and no amount of reasoning will change my position.
I don't want much, but I want what belongs to me, and my brothers. We want the fruits of our service. We didn't serve so that our own kids can be shit upon, while invaders are sucked up to.
Most concerning to all of us should be, the fact that a separate group of "rights" holders are being defined, and that governments are going to sign away authority and sovereignty to those "rights" holders.
You think you've seen some crazy shit in the past? Just wait until half the nations on earth are subject to the whims of some greedy sumbitch with a blockbuster movie or two to his name.
Understand that a treaty supersedes a nation's sovereignty - in effect, you've signed away the right to abjudicate disagreements according to your own law. Those "rights" holders are attempting to dictate to Moscow, Washington, London, and Beijing, just how "intellectual property" will be handled in the future.
Farewell, Public Domain. From now on, it will all be pubic domain, because those "rights" holders will be sticking it to all of us.
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You're awesome. I've skimmed through the PDF, but it's positively crap. I owe you a little something toward your next pair of glasses, after you've read and transcribed all that mess!
Really? Lots? Define "lots", please. The trade deficit hasn't magically shrunk over the last few months, has it? The fact is, every third world nation in the world, plus China, is working hard to make that trade deficit even larger, each and every day.
If we, as Americans, had a lick of sense, we would stop buying things made in China, Pakistan, India, etc. Everything made in China, and half of everything made in the rest of the third world is junk. Hell, half of what comes from China is actually deadly. But, we keep buying. DUHHH!!!
You're getting off subject to help justify your own opinions. Yes, of course we jail more people than even China. Our republic is determined to win the war on drugs, at any cost.
Meanwhile - this IS our country, to do with as we will. Why do we allow criminals in? We have enough criminals as it is, why import more?
Uhhh - isn't porn pirated, just like all the other entertainment media? I haven't paid for porn since I was in high school. I can't even remember what Playboy cost back then. I don't even know what it costs now!
5 to 10 million criminals are enough to break any country. You do realize, the hardest working, the most intelligent, those with the highest morals, stay home to make something of their OWN country? We get the dregs. We get those who are happy to break the law. We get those who are accustomed to evading authority.
And, the death worshippers are alive and well. I brought up that point for a reason. Houston cops are used to seeing drug smugglers and child prostitution rings with shrines to the old gods. If you care to, you could start research on Jesus Malverde. Believe me, he is no Son of God, and he has nothing to do with the ways of life, or light. He is a dark god of death - and the Azteca worship him, and the goddess of death.
Add on to previous post. The Mexicans and/or the Azteca did not live "here". I live in the land of the Caddo Indians, and the Cherokee, the Shawnee hunted here, and other tribes that you've probably heard of. Most of whom have survivors representing them today, on this land. I do NOT live on any land that was ever claimed by the Azteca, the Mayan, or the Mexican. I certainly do not live on ground haunted by the memory of virgin sacrifices to the gods of death. The Mexicans and the South Americans don't belong here, historically, or by any kind of right.
A racist? Dude, I work shoulder to shoulder with a number of people from "south of the border". Some of them are decent people, who came here to BECOME Americans. Others are total shitheads, who think that we owe them something. Racist? No, you're an ignorant ass for assuming me to be a racist, without so much as asking what I think of brown people. The fact is, I don't give one rat's ASS what color you are, what language you speak, what god you worship - none of it means diddly shit to me.
What matters to me is, your integrity, your loyalty, your willingness to work, to pay taxes, to serve if/when called upon, and to OBEY THE FUCKING LAW!!
We have 20 million CRIMINALS in this country today, who have broken the law in order to come here.
How is it racist to recognize the fact that those people have little if anything to contribute to society?
If I am indeed a racist, you can kiss this racist's ass, little man.
Yes, I'm willing to talk about immigration. Go home, send in your paperwork, and wait your turn, just like tens of millions of LEGAL IMMIGRANTS and LAWFUL CITIZENS have already done. I'm done talking now, so you can have your say. Make it good, or I'll quit listening real quick.
Oh - as for the Euros who came here and slaughtered the Native Americans? Have you heard me justify the slaughter? Have you, or can you, find one sentence in all my online ramblings, that is disrespectful of the Native North Americans, other than the death worshipping Azteca? I use this same name almost everywhere I go online. Find such a sentence.
Now, I have a little bit of a surprise for you. The slaughter of the native Americans wasn't quite what many people think it was. Literally millions were killed off, due to imported diseases, which the natives had no immunity to. Those that were slaughtered, with malicious intent, number a whole lot less than seems to be commonly assumed. Not that any of it was justified - but you should do a little research before you act like the Euros killed natives off by the millions.
Well - you won't get very many results from people who are NOT interested in discussing the topic, will you?
Have you ever wondered how those more formal surveys handle people like me, who usually hang up when they call? Or, slam the door in their faces, if they show up in person? Or walk a wide circle around them, if they are set up at a shopping center?
When you've browsed around some, be sure to tell me again that the US will be stronger for offering to make some of these "people" citizens. If you bother to watch, you'll hear them telling us that Anglos have no place in the Americas, and that we should all "go home to Europe".
These are the descendants of the same animals who raided into what is now the United States, and dragged Apache, Arapahoe, and other Native Americans back to OLD Mexico, to be sacrificed atop their pyramids.
Impractical, how? As in, "It's not important enough for me to shell out 50 or 500 bucks to get it done."? Or, as in "I would have to hire an entire development team to do something that I'm not even sure CAN BE done!"?
The fact is, as mentioned above, someone has already set up a PPA repository with which to do this little task, FOR FREE. So, how is it impractical? Your statement seems to make no sense at all.
Actually, Shuttleworth HAS been forked multiple times already. OpenGEU, Ultimate Linux, and others. I'm to lazy to look right now, but there are Linux distros out there that take the best that Ubuntu has to offer, then modifies that best into something DIFFERENT. I'll not say they are "better", but the fact is, the finished product meets the needs of those people "better" than Shuttleworth's official tree does.
Yes, MY PRICE, MY COST, quadrupled. The money coming out of MY POCKET. As a young man raising a family, I did not have the money left over to put much (if anything) in the bank. Being laid off meant that I COULD NO LONGER afford insurance.
Lucky for us, the wife got herself a part time, temporary job about that time, which had pretty good insurance. She's still working that temporary job, while several of my "permanent position" jobs have been outsourced, moved to Mexico, or the company has been sold or gone out of business.
Go figure. The wife's "temorary job" has saved our asses, multiple times, with her insurance.
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Do you know any old CIA and/or military people? Back in the day, software and hardware had somewhat different meanings . . .
200 distros? Really? Confining ourselves to Linux - I think there are a half dozen root distros, with dozens of derivatives from each.
There are three main package managers, one of which will work with almost any distro you choose.
I know - half the people in the world can't decide what color socks to wear today, so they only buy black socks, or white socks. Some of the rest of us buy both black and white, and mix and match according to mood. Some daring individuals actually buy COLORFUL socks, and manage to keep up with the pairs.
The point is, not everyone is retarded.
Yes, and we whine even louder when they do it WRONG!!!
Administering an operating system without a package manager in this day and age is just fucking WRONG!!
Admit that, then we can move on to arguing the merits of the various package managers available to real operating systems.
"you can upgrade every application on your computer with a single line in the command line."
Even better:
aptitude safe-upgrade
Because, sometimes, upgrading EVERYTHING breaks obscure dependencies. ;^)
If you read through that document, you will see that signatories are agreeing to rules for abjudication which may or may not comply with national laws. Alright, to be more fair, the nation isn't exactly signing away sovereignty - they are abdicating their sovereignty, and licensing the "rights holders" to take over the administration of law.
I bought a bird feeder. I hung It on my back porch and filled
It with seed. What a beauty of A bird feeder it was, as I filled it
lovingly with seed. Within a Week we had hundreds of birds
Taking advantage of the Continuous flow of free and Easily accessible food.
But then the birds started Building nests in the boards
Of the patio, above the table, And next to the barbecue.
Then came the poop. It was Everywhere: on the patio tile, .. Everywhere!
The chairs, the table
Then some of the birdsTurned mean. They would
Dive bomb me and try to Peck me even though I had Fed them out of my own Pocket.
And others birds were Boisterous and loud. They
Sat on the feeder and Squawked and screamed at
All hours of the day and night And demanded that I fill it When it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn't even Sit on my own back porch
Anymore. So I took down the Bird feeder and in three days
The birds were gone. I cleaned Up their mess and took down
The many nests they had built All over the patio.
Soon, the back yard was like It used to be ..... Quiet, serene....
And no one demanding their Rights to a free meal..
Now let's see.Our government gives out Free food, subsidized housing,
Free medical care and free Education, and allows anyone
Born here to be an automatic Citizen.
Then the illegal's came by the Tens of thousands. Suddenly
Our taxes went up to pay for Free services; small apartments
Are housing 5 families; you Have to wait 6 hours to be seen
By an emergency room doctor; Your child's second grade class is
Behind other schools because Over half the class doesn't speak English.
Corn Flakes now come in a Bilingual box; I have to
'press one ' to hear my bank Talk to me in English, and
People waving flags other Than 'Old Glory' are
Squawking and screaming In the streets, demanding
More rights and free liberties.
Just my opinion, but maybe it's time for the government To take down the bird feeder.
If you agree, pass it on; if not, Just continue cleaning up the poop
The wife forwarded one of those spam emails to me - enjoy.
Hardware? I'm not sure. Left - right - zero - one - off - on. It looks like a binary thing to me. Feet generally aren't very hard. Someone wealthy enough to own a computer probably has pretty soft feet anyway. Feet are software, automobiles are hardware, if you ask me.
A: the government didn't have it's hands tied 20 years ago, 15 years ago, or 10 years ago - each administration has CHOSEN to ignore a growing problem, because each administration believed the problem wasn't theirs, or that they benefitted somehow from the problem.
B: If the illegals were made legitimate, I would STILL have lost my job. They can work cheaper than I can today, and they'll be able to work cheaper than I can tomorrow, irregardless of legal status.
You entirely miss the boat when you claim that the government has "crippled the immigration process and made it longer and more difficult" etc. There never were 20 million immigration slots available for Mexicans and/or South Americans. Never were. We've had a genuine flood of INVADERS coming here, overwhelming any reasonable immigration quotas by orders of magnitude.
"Given that it would cost billions to detain and deport every illegal, and would result in thousands of orphans whose parents were deported, do you really think it's worth it?"
Yes, I think it's worth it. It will create jobs for American citizens. As for the orphans - who should care about them, the most? The parents, right? Those orphans are TOOLS in this battle - tools that the parents don't care very much about. Those parents used their little anchor baby tools to establish a foothold here. Do I care about them? Not very damned much. Don't bring children into a political problem, or a military problem, then try to appeal to my humanity. MY CHILDREN are entitled to what THOSE children are sucking up by way of benefits. Appealing to my humanity simply doesn't work, when THOSE children are stealing MY children's resources.
Xenophobe? Racist? You're still off target. Where do you live? Do you also approve of the invasion of Europe by the Islamic and/or Arabic masses? Are you totally ignorant of the fact that the invasion of these masses is a political and a military movement, in and of itself?
Why are the citizens of modern, free societies subject to the whims of backward, less free, less educated, and less wealthy societies? Justify that for me. Why, in the United States, does what some Mexican, or Guatemalan's wishes count for shit?
You don't recognize the right of the nation to enforce the rule of law? Or, is it just wealthy countries that have no right to enforce the rule of law?
How would you feel if we sent an army south, and violated the sovereignty of those backward countries?
My solution to the immigration problem? Put the Black Horse cavalry regiment on the border, and give them live ammo. "Your orders are to close the border. If you can't do it any other way, stack the bodies up like cordwood. That will slow the flood!"
Don't try to appeal to my humanity again. Kill 'em all, let God sort them out.
"The advice to "buy American" is a bit too late."
No, not at all. I've been hearing that advice since about 1970-something. I've heeded it as much as possible. These days, it isn't as possible as it was in the '70's and '80's, but you can still go a long way on it. Those things that you can't find made in America, shop around for European, or south America.
But, whatever you do, don't allow yourself to fall into that rut of buying the cheapest thing possible. I've harped on the fact that various countries and/or manufacturers make superb products, if you just know what to look for. Need steel tools, or other products? Almost anyone in the world who makes steel, produces better quality than China. Argentina, India, the Netherlands, Germany - shop around! Computer components? Go Korean, or Japanese. Shop. Know whose families you are feeding with your purchase.
China has really given us nothing - I'm not willing to help feed Chinese children. Korea and Japan, on the other hand, have given back to us. I am willing to help feed some Korean or Japanese man's kids. You've heard the old saw, about voting with your dollars? Stop rewarding shoddy workmanship, and a complete lack of any quality control.
One or more of you parents and/or grandparents passed a little bit of wisdom on to you. I have to wonder where all the rest of America's parents and grandparents are. No one can "do without" these days, it seems. They can't even budget something down the road a month or two, let alone "do without". Insanity, I say.
That is how I read the thing. All your "poisoned fruits" are belong to us!
You're SORT of catching on. You understand that when you break a law, you are a criminal. And, you understand that if the law were different, then you wouldn't be a criminal. But, the fact still remains - the law is what it is, and they broke the laws. They are CRIMINALS.
Now, you should understand that I am a working man, with a family. Last year, I was laid off, while one of those invading criminals did my job. I lost THOUSANDS of dollars, to a fucking CRIMINAL. This is not a victimless crime here. Citizens are being victimized for the benefit of CRIMINALS. My children went without a lot of things they needed and/or wanted, so that come CRIMINAL INVADER could give his kids nice things. I'm the VICTIM here.
To make matters worse, I served this country. I gave eight years of my life to SERVE this country. I was shot at and missed, and shit at and hit, during the course of the Cold War, again during the war in Lebanon, and again while Iran was at war with Iraq. I figure my country doesn't owe me much, but they DO OWE ME the opportunity to make a living.
Instead, they take my job, and give it to a CRIMINAL INVADER?!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK?!?!
As long as there is one homeless veteran, as long as there is one unemployed veteran, as long as there is one underemployed veteran - no outsider has the right to work in this country.
That is my position, and no amount of reasoning will change my position.
I don't want much, but I want what belongs to me, and my brothers. We want the fruits of our service. We didn't serve so that our own kids can be shit upon, while invaders are sucked up to.
Most concerning to all of us should be, the fact that a separate group of "rights" holders are being defined, and that governments are going to sign away authority and sovereignty to those "rights" holders.
You think you've seen some crazy shit in the past? Just wait until half the nations on earth are subject to the whims of some greedy sumbitch with a blockbuster movie or two to his name.
Understand that a treaty supersedes a nation's sovereignty - in effect, you've signed away the right to abjudicate disagreements according to your own law. Those "rights" holders are attempting to dictate to Moscow, Washington, London, and Beijing, just how "intellectual property" will be handled in the future.
Farewell, Public Domain. From now on, it will all be pubic domain, because those "rights" holders will be sticking it to all of us.
You're awesome. I've skimmed through the PDF, but it's positively crap. I owe you a little something toward your next pair of glasses, after you've read and transcribed all that mess!
Really? Lots? Define "lots", please. The trade deficit hasn't magically shrunk over the last few months, has it? The fact is, every third world nation in the world, plus China, is working hard to make that trade deficit even larger, each and every day.
If we, as Americans, had a lick of sense, we would stop buying things made in China, Pakistan, India, etc. Everything made in China, and half of everything made in the rest of the third world is junk. Hell, half of what comes from China is actually deadly. But, we keep buying. DUHHH!!!
You're getting off subject to help justify your own opinions. Yes, of course we jail more people than even China. Our republic is determined to win the war on drugs, at any cost.
Meanwhile - this IS our country, to do with as we will. Why do we allow criminals in? We have enough criminals as it is, why import more?
Uhhh - isn't porn pirated, just like all the other entertainment media? I haven't paid for porn since I was in high school. I can't even remember what Playboy cost back then. I don't even know what it costs now!
5 to 10 million criminals are enough to break any country. You do realize, the hardest working, the most intelligent, those with the highest morals, stay home to make something of their OWN country? We get the dregs. We get those who are happy to break the law. We get those who are accustomed to evading authority.
And, the death worshippers are alive and well. I brought up that point for a reason. Houston cops are used to seeing drug smugglers and child prostitution rings with shrines to the old gods. If you care to, you could start research on Jesus Malverde. Believe me, he is no Son of God, and he has nothing to do with the ways of life, or light. He is a dark god of death - and the Azteca worship him, and the goddess of death.
Add on to previous post. The Mexicans and/or the Azteca did not live "here". I live in the land of the Caddo Indians, and the Cherokee, the Shawnee hunted here, and other tribes that you've probably heard of. Most of whom have survivors representing them today, on this land. I do NOT live on any land that was ever claimed by the Azteca, the Mayan, or the Mexican. I certainly do not live on ground haunted by the memory of virgin sacrifices to the gods of death. The Mexicans and the South Americans don't belong here, historically, or by any kind of right.
A racist? Dude, I work shoulder to shoulder with a number of people from "south of the border". Some of them are decent people, who came here to BECOME Americans. Others are total shitheads, who think that we owe them something. Racist? No, you're an ignorant ass for assuming me to be a racist, without so much as asking what I think of brown people. The fact is, I don't give one rat's ASS what color you are, what language you speak, what god you worship - none of it means diddly shit to me.
What matters to me is, your integrity, your loyalty, your willingness to work, to pay taxes, to serve if/when called upon, and to OBEY THE FUCKING LAW!!
We have 20 million CRIMINALS in this country today, who have broken the law in order to come here.
How is it racist to recognize the fact that those people have little if anything to contribute to society?
If I am indeed a racist, you can kiss this racist's ass, little man.
Yes, I'm willing to talk about immigration. Go home, send in your paperwork, and wait your turn, just like tens of millions of LEGAL IMMIGRANTS and LAWFUL CITIZENS have already done. I'm done talking now, so you can have your say. Make it good, or I'll quit listening real quick.
Oh - as for the Euros who came here and slaughtered the Native Americans? Have you heard me justify the slaughter? Have you, or can you, find one sentence in all my online ramblings, that is disrespectful of the Native North Americans, other than the death worshipping Azteca? I use this same name almost everywhere I go online. Find such a sentence.
Now, I have a little bit of a surprise for you. The slaughter of the native Americans wasn't quite what many people think it was. Literally millions were killed off, due to imported diseases, which the natives had no immunity to. Those that were slaughtered, with malicious intent, number a whole lot less than seems to be commonly assumed. Not that any of it was justified - but you should do a little research before you act like the Euros killed natives off by the millions.
Well - you won't get very many results from people who are NOT interested in discussing the topic, will you?
Have you ever wondered how those more formal surveys handle people like me, who usually hang up when they call? Or, slam the door in their faces, if they show up in person? Or walk a wide circle around them, if they are set up at a shopping center?
You looked at Youtube, as I suggested?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nONjlZ8YMkA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIB_XGRm6UQ
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=broken+borders&search_type=&aq=f
When you've browsed around some, be sure to tell me again that the US will be stronger for offering to make some of these "people" citizens. If you bother to watch, you'll hear them telling us that Anglos have no place in the Americas, and that we should all "go home to Europe".
These are the descendants of the same animals who raided into what is now the United States, and dragged Apache, Arapahoe, and other Native Americans back to OLD Mexico, to be sacrificed atop their pyramids.
Don't drink the Kool-Aid, buddy. Get the facts.
Impractical, how? As in, "It's not important enough for me to shell out 50 or 500 bucks to get it done."? Or, as in "I would have to hire an entire development team to do something that I'm not even sure CAN BE done!"?
The fact is, as mentioned above, someone has already set up a PPA repository with which to do this little task, FOR FREE. So, how is it impractical? Your statement seems to make no sense at all.
Actually, Shuttleworth HAS been forked multiple times already. OpenGEU, Ultimate Linux, and others. I'm to lazy to look right now, but there are Linux distros out there that take the best that Ubuntu has to offer, then modifies that best into something DIFFERENT. I'll not say they are "better", but the fact is, the finished product meets the needs of those people "better" than Shuttleworth's official tree does.
Yes, MY PRICE, MY COST, quadrupled. The money coming out of MY POCKET. As a young man raising a family, I did not have the money left over to put much (if anything) in the bank. Being laid off meant that I COULD NO LONGER afford insurance.
Lucky for us, the wife got herself a part time, temporary job about that time, which had pretty good insurance. She's still working that temporary job, while several of my "permanent position" jobs have been outsourced, moved to Mexico, or the company has been sold or gone out of business.
Go figure. The wife's "temorary job" has saved our asses, multiple times, with her insurance.