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Re: Gotta' Love Linux

From Desk Rabbit <me@example.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Gotta' Love Linux
Date 2017-04-19 17:18 +0100
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On 19/04/2017 16:27, RonB wrote:
> On 2017-04-19, Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> wrote:
>> On 2017-04-19, Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote:
>>> On 19/04/2017 04:55, RonB wrote:
>>>> My wife is expanding her classes -- and adding online courses. She's been 
>>>> searching for LMS (Learning Management System) software. Tried BrainCert and 
>>>> a couple others and was disappointed at their lack of options and the fact 
>>>> they're just plain ugly -- at least out of the box. Then she found Moodle 
>>>> and roped me into setting up a server for it. (This is why I upgraded to 
>>>> Linux Mint 18, I needed Ubuntu 16.04 to support the newest version (3.2.2+) 
>>>> of Moodle and its newer versions of MySQL, PHP and Apache.) To test this I 
>>>> just installed it on my laptop and hooked into our home network. (Well not 
>>>> "just" -- I had to learn a little bit because I had never set up a server 
>>>> before.) My wife is much, much happier with Moodle and looks like this is 
>>>> the way she's going to go -- of course it will be on a hosted server -- not 
>>>> on my laptop -- when we're done, but at least she gets to try it out and 
>>>> learn it thoroughly, using the laptop. (The online Moodle demo is kind of a 
>>>> joke -- resets every 15 minutes.)
>>>>
>>>> Total cost -- so far -- zero. 
>>>
>>> Your time is worthless?
>>
>> Is your brain worthless? That's all you got? 
> 
> I don't get these anti-Linux trolls. They spend hours and hours trolling on 

If you think I'm anti-Linux then you've got it very wrong. Remove your
blinkers.

> COLA about absolutely nothing, and then pretend to worry about a few hours 
> of my time invested in something for our family business. 

There's more than just monetary value to time. I run a business, I use
commercial software for our hosted services. If something breaks I just
ask them to fix it. I get to spend time with my family and not shut away
fiddling with technology.

There is always a cost.

> 
> I guess all the time spent experimenting with computers by those who became 
> founders of great IT companies was also a "waste of time" in the 
> short-sighted vision of these idiot trolls. 
> 

Name one, I'll bet they were getting paid to do the work.

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Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 03:55 +0000
  Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-18 21:08 -0700
  Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-18 21:29 -0700
    Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-18 22:41 -0700
  Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-18 23:50 -0500
  Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-19 09:49 +0100
    Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 07:39 -0500
      Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 15:21 +0000
        Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 08:41 -0700
          Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 08:56 -0700
      Re: Gotta' Love Linux -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2017-04-19 19:17 -0700
    Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 10:03 -0500
      Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 15:27 +0000
        Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 08:44 -0700
        Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 11:04 -0500
          Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 09:19 -0700
        Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-19 17:18 +0100
          Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 09:29 -0700
          Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 11:41 -0500
            Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 09:49 -0700
            Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 17:44 +0000
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 10:56 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-20 12:23 +0100
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 08:59 -0700
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 13:02 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 18:08 +0000
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 11:38 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 11:39 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 11:39 -0700
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-20 12:22 +0100
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 09:00 -0700
            Re: Gotta' Love Linux Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-20 06:21 -0400
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2017-04-20 11:47 +0100
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2017-04-20 07:55 -0400
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 07:22 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2017-04-20 13:29 +0100
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 07:49 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2017-04-20 13:28 +0100
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2017-04-20 05:15 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2017-04-20 17:17 +0000
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-20 12:22 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 10:51 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 12:55 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 18:06 +0000
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 11:19 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-20 13:56 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 12:00 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 12:32 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 10:41 -0700
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux Silver Slimer <sl@im.er> - 2017-04-20 08:26 -0400
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-20 09:08 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 09:27 -0700
            Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-20 12:20 +0100
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 07:40 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-20 16:30 +0100
          Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 09:44 -0700
            Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 10:00 -0700
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 12:47 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 11:16 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 13:44 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 11:58 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 10:19 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-04-19 14:23 -0400
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 11:46 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 14:14 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 12:23 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <"Steve Carroll"@noSPAM.none> - 2017-04-19 19:51 +0000
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 15:05 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 13:41 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 14:01 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 16:12 -0500
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 14:26 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 14:50 -0700
                Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 11:32 -0700
            Re: Gotta' Love Linux Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2017-04-20 18:58 +0000
          Re: Gotta' Love Linux chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 11:48 -0500
            Re: Gotta' Love Linux Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2017-04-19 11:56 -0500
              Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 10:05 -0700
      Re: Gotta' Love Linux Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 08:42 -0700
        Re: Gotta' Love Linux Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2017-04-19 17:19 +0100
    Re: Gotta' Love Linux Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-04-19 09:09 -0700
  no girl wants to do the moodle John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2017-04-19 06:31 -0700

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