/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2011/08/13/#ubuntu-ops.txt

bazhangaugh00:21
bazhangwhat's the average time before crossposting commences? seems about 5 seconds of late00:21
Flannelonjoin { if(!isanswered(question)) { crosspost(question); } }00:24
Jordan_UYou're acting as if they ever intended to only post in one channel.00:51
FlannelJordan_U: well, there's very little posibility that the question is answered before they even ask it!00:52
Jordan_UFlannel: I meant more that they probably start out by deciding that they'll ask the same question in #x, #y, and #z will simply pay attention to which ever channel answers first. Most people can't manage simultaneous posts to multiple channels so there is some lag between them.00:54
bazhangheh00:58
elkysomething smells,01:05
bazhangjaker003 has been an issue past couple of days01:29
CoreyUgh.02:01
CoreyWhat a week it's been.02:01
PiciCorey: on or off irc?02:10
CoreyPici: Off.02:12
ubottutheadmin called the ops in #ubuntu (chewyboy000 is flooding the heck out of this channel)04:18
rwwdealing with it ^04:18
rww!repeat > hood05:37
ubottuFloodBot1 called the ops in #ubuntu-ops-monitor (buhman appears to be abusive and has been muted, will need to be UNMUTED MANUALLY)05:39
Myrttifail09:26
Myrttimy connectbot lags09:26
IdleOneBlackArchDog is back in #u, keep an eye open he has his bad attitude hat on this morning.10:17
bazhang<BlackArchDog> theadmin: either way doing a compiled opera or getting a .deb package works10:44
bazhangwat10:44
bazhang<AMD> can i use NetworkManager Applet on windows?12:25
oCeanoh-oh.. full moon!12:29
elkyi can kinda see why he may want to...12:34
elkyespecially if he's talking winxp12:34
oCeanfowl's quitmsg: "all of you are useless."14:14
IdleOnehe isn't completely wrong14:15
IdleOneit isn't vulgar and there was no harm done imo. could be a default message.14:15
IdleOneHis rejoining to complain though...14:16
IdleOnethat makes his quit message inappropriate14:16
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oCeantheadmin> o_o... Factoids can contain... spaces? Well this is new to me xD14:24
oCean^ only 2 minutes after the 'sorry'14:24
IdleOnemy kids do that to me also14:24
IdleOneMe: Don't touch that. 2 mins later, Kids: break the thing they were not supposed to touch.14:25
oCeantime for a time-out, I'd say14:25
IdleOneus or them?14:26
IdleOnehah14:26
oCeanwe'll see about that14:26
oCeanBluesKaj> seems the OT cops are really trolling toda14:31
oCeananother fan14:31
oCeanhi there16:42
oCeanwhat's the issue?16:42
HeraklesI got banned in a Channel #Ubuntu-de and #ubuntu-de-offtopic....16:44
Heraklesand i cant resolve my problem in english16:44
oCeanHerakles: oh, we don't handle the loco bans, I *think* that is in #ubuntu-de-ops channel, but I'm not sure16:47
Heraklesk, thanks so far..16:48
oCeanHerakles: I think they can help you16:48
rwwmendred says they've turned off their away messages, btw.18:03
* rww ponders why mquin doesn't have +v18:04
oCeanoh, ok18:04
mquinrww: super cow powers18:06
rwwoh, "noop18:06
rww"?18:06
* rww forgets whether that does +V oo18:07
* rww officially hates this keyboard18:07
mquinaye18:07
oCeansigh, a discussion about rm18:36
galamar1awe did I hurt your feelings ikonia? I wasn't trying to do that I am just trying to get help in the very confusing irc world of rules do this don't do that or we will ban you just because we can and we know more than you.19:44
ikoniagalamar1: hi19:45
ikoniagalamar1: I clearled asked you not to ask for backtrack support in the channel, when you have been and continued to do so19:45
ikoniayou just had to say "sure, no problem"19:45
ikoniayou chose to give a smart response, so I removed you.19:45
ikoniaI'm sorry if that seems tough, but #ubuntu is not there to pickup #backtrack-linux's slow responses19:45
galamar1no you kicked me because I told you I didn't ask for help directly.... all I said was #backtrack wasn't helping and asked any other user would like to help "in a private message so I don't flood the channel with off-topic stuff"19:47
ikoniagalamar1: yes, and I've asked you not to ask for backtrack help of people in #ubuntu19:48
rwwThis world is not very hard. We have rules. The rules are pretty simple. You follow the rules. You don't get actioned.19:48
ikoniagalamar1: you where asking for backtrack help - it doesn't matter that you didn't put the word "backtrack" in your actual statement19:48
ikoniahence the "smart" answer19:48
ikoniaall you had to say was "sure, no problem" and it would have gone away19:48
ikoniagalamar1: do you need anything else from the operators in this channel ?19:50
galamar1and that was the first time I have never been told about off-topic before because I know the rules; however, I still need help. and I see what you did as a direct abuse of what little power you have in the #ubuntu world simply because you can and are having a bad day maybe? idk.19:51
ikoniagalamar1: how hard is this to grasp19:51
ikoniagalamar1: I asked you not to ask for backtrack-help - thus making you aware "not to ask"19:51
ikoniagalamar1: you chose to respond with a smart comment about the question not actually containing the word backtrack - I removed you.19:51
galamar1and I didnt ask after that19:51
ikoniabecause you where removed19:52
galamar1just simply explained that I didnt ask for help directly19:52
ikoniaall you had to do was say "sure"19:52
ikoniagalamar1: you did19:52
ikoniagalamar1: you asked for backtrack help, just because it didn't contain the word backtrack linux in the actual question does not mean it was not direct19:52
galamar1i put the original question out there.... you said dont...... I explained..... you banned me....... that was the order of events.... however I only ever asked one time for help.19:53
ikoniagalamar1: you'd been talking about backtrack help for a while,19:54
ikoniagalamar1: tell you waht19:54
ikonia"I'm going to ban anyone from the channel not asking about ubuntu help directly"19:54
ikoniadoes that suggest I may ban you ?19:55
ikoniado you see what I'm saying ?19:55
ikoniajust because I'm not saying you as an individual, it's obvious that I'm going to ban you19:55
galamar1not true the help I was asking earlier was only to help me be able to talk to the backtrack channel...... the whole copy and paste convos that took place were not backtrack related just software and general pre-X advice.19:55
ikonia(I'm not)19:55
ikoniaI give in19:55
ikoniaI am going to ban you from the channel now while you read up on the rules19:56
ikoniaI'm stating things clearly for you and you're trying to justify it19:56
galamar1ok19:56
galamar1I am not trying to be difficult.19:56
ikoniaok - then someone else can deal with you at a later time.19:57
galamar1just stating the way I feel about things. the ops in #ubuntu are the most picky and power abusive of any in the irc world.19:57
galamar1wait. hold on.19:58
galamar1I would just like to say that linux is very confusing to learn and there are people out there who need help and I just don't understand why there has to be such strict rules that we have to ban people and such just cause they aer trying to learn. I have always had questions that I need help with and ubuntu is one of the mainstream installation that help people across the whole linux board not just ubuntu.20:01
rww#ubuntu is the largest channel on freenode. THe rules we have in place are designed to minismise non-Ubuntu support discussion because we have trouble just dealing with the Ubuntu support. If enforcing those rules makes us 'picky', then I am happy to be picky about ensuring we get as much Ubuntu support done as possible.20:01
rwwAsking for help with Backtrack or its channel is not Ubuntu support. If you choose to use a derivative, you get the problems that come with that. Please don't offload them onto us, as we're busy with the users we have without taking on other distros' users.20:02
rwws/derivative/unofficial derivative/, to be precise20:05
galamar1OK I can agree with that; however, the problem I am having is the same problem I am had when I first installed ubuntu I got help from #ubuntu to solve it. So thereby this could very easily be view in the proper category. I just can't remember the solution. I know it has something to do with the Nvidia graphics card. It is only because backtrack is a ubuntu child that I have this problem as I can boot livecds based on fedora just fine.20:08
galamar1it is something about ubuntu and nvidia not getting along.20:08
rwwAgain, you're not using Ubuntu or an official derivative, so your technical support questions about your unofficial derivative do not belong in #ubuntu. If you don't like this, then use Ubuntu instead.20:09
galamar1I do use ubuntu that is my main OS20:10
galamar1But I had this "exact same" problem when I first installed Ubuntu. exact same so that means it is part of the ubuntu code that causes this.20:11
rwwHad you asked for help at that point, it would have been on-topic for #ubuntu. You are currently using Backtrack, so it is not.20:12
galamar1but in theory lets say I put my ubuntu 11.04 livecd in and with the same problem came back here just because its now offically ubuntu. come on!! The ops dont have to be so critical abouty this.20:13
galamar1I did get help back then from #ubuntu. same problem. same solution should be able to be provided.20:14
galamar1The question I ask will help all users who wish to use ubuntu and a nvidia card. The problem at its core is a ubuntu problem not specifically related to backtrack.20:16
rwwWe have to draw a line somewhere. We chose to draw it at the (imho sane) point of "If you are not using Ubuntu or an official derivative, you do not get support in #ubuntu."20:16
rwwI am not a good Bash shell script user. If I put an 11.04 livecd in my computer, I will still have bash problems. This does not mean that I get to ask my bash questions in #ubuntu instead of my distribution's IRC channel.20:17
rwwUbuntu is based on Debian. This does not mean that I get to ask Ubuntu support questions in #debian. #debian gets annoyed about people asking Ubuntu support questions in it just as we get annoyed about people asking Backtrack support questions in #ubuntu.20:19
galamar1I understand that but what I am saying is I will have the same issue even with a official ubuntu distro. so okay now the disk in my drive is ubuntu 11.04 natty. I have the same problem as before. when I type startx I get an error I have posted my logfile at paste.ubuntu.com/665151 help me..... does that really make sense for me to have to do that???20:20
Coreygalamar1: Yes.20:22
galamar1and because now at this point even if I did that ikonia would still get pissed and assume I am just lieing to get support and kick me. even tho I really would have natty in all the errors would be the same.\20:22
Coreygalamar1: "Okay, grab $package from $repo."  "This is Backtrack, I'm not using that repo."20:23
rwwIt makes sense for you to consider available support offerings when choosing a distribution and not be so rude as to completely ignore the rules of a different distribution's IRC channel and repeatedly bicker against rules that have been explained to you.20:23
rwwAnyways, it looks like ikonia got bored of going through this repeatedly, and I am too, so I'll leave it to Corey :P20:25
galamar1okay so tell me how to get this dam galamar!~root@ipxx-xxx-xxx-xxx off my "root" off my name so I can join the proper channel and I will leave you alone.20:25
rwwNo.20:26
galamar1why?20:26
Coreygalamar1: "Don't IRC as root" is the simple answer.20:27
galamar1it is the default of this livecd20:27
galamar1I am trying to change it.20:27
galamar1but don't know how20:27
ikoniagalamar1: this isn't a support channel - you've ended up banned from #ubuntu, you can use #backtrack-linux as I could see you in there, so stop asking us for support and use #backtrack-linux20:31
ikoniagalamar1: this conversation is over, you are wasting peoples time20:31
galamar1ikonia and +rww I would like to invite you to my house in tulsa oklahoma where we could settle this in a gentlemen's manner. I will give you my direct address. Will you come see me? NO! why because in the real world you have no power. On here is the only place you feel important or needed so this is where you will stay. In this place that makes you happy cause they give you a little control over what happes.>>>>>>>>>> And I can only join #20:32
Coreygalamar1: Enough.20:32
ikoniagalamar1: grow up20:32
galamar1come see me!!!!20:32
ikoniainvite you to my house.....please.20:32
ikoniawhat a joke20:32
mrmistWhat an odd thing to say20:32
ikoniagalamar1: I suggest you leave this channel now20:33
galamar1ikonia you win I will leave but only because in this place I have no power. nut like I said in the real world things would be very different.20:34
CoreyWe should totally support him because... in the real world he'd be able to beat us up?20:35
mrmistHe wouldn't. I'm a ninja.20:35
Coreymrmist: Well my dad can TOTALLY beat up your dad.20:35
Jordan_Umrmist: I thought that was you I didn't see yesterday.20:35
mrmistNO WAY20:35
rwwaww, I wanted their address :(20:38
rwwI am considering making a wordpress installation entitled "HOw to not fail at Ubuntu" with articles about why we say not to do things like running as root, installing from source, mixing repositories,...21:05
tonyyarussoha, I'd link to that21:07
rwwor perhaps a more general "Why #ubuntu ops are picky: things we'd put in factoids if they could hold essay-length content"21:07
rwwbecause I'm also getting bored of re-explaining the no cussing rule over and over :P21:08
rwwhi galamar, how can we help you?21:08
galamarjust watching.21:09
topyligalamar: this is a channel for resolving problems in the ubuntu channels. you can't idle here for fun21:10
rwwgalamar: Please use irclogs.ubuntu.com for that. We don't allow idlers in here, as we want to keep the channel clear for people to resolve issues.21:10
rww!search idle21:11
ubottuFound: bg, ops, nickfork-#ubuntu-offtopic, ops-#ubuntu-women, lynch idleone, ops-#ubuntu-women-project, idleone*, idle-#ubuntu-ops21:11
galamarMore rules huh? Ok farewell.21:11
rwwoh, lol.21:11
rwwgalamar: yeah, it is in the /topic though :)21:11
marienz"lynch idleone"?21:11
rww!lynch idleone21:12
ubottuResigned to their fate, IdleOne is led to the gallows. After death, it is discovered they were a wolf.21:12
* Flannel boggles.21:12
rww#wolfgame <321:12
Flannel!-lynch idleone21:12
ubottulynch idleone has no aliases - added by rww on 2011-04-26 23:28:2421:12
marienzhow'd that get in there21:12
* rww hums21:12
topyli@forget lynch idleone21:12
rww!forget lynch idleone21:12
ubottuI'll forget that, rww21:12
galamarWhere did ikonia go? I tried to msg him but he didn't reply21:12
topylitopylifail21:12
rwwsome guy's house, I think.21:12
topylirww: related to the endless explanations of theh language rules, i've been formulating a blog post on 'freedom of speech' and 'rights' that some people think they have on irc21:13
rwwdidn't someone already do that?21:14
rww!freespeech21:14
ubottuPlease don't pepper the channel with cries of buzzwords like "free speech!", especially when you don't know what they mean nor are they applicable to the current situation. See http://tonyyarusso.com/politics/what-free-speech-isnt for more information.21:14
rwwah yes, the tonyyarusso21:14
topyliah, maybe i don't need to after all21:14
mrmistthere's also a freenode staff blog entry on that subject21:15
mrmisthttp://blog.freenode.net/2009/09/free-as-in-freenode/21:16
rww!freespeech =~ s/nor are they/or if they're/21:16
ubottuI'll remember that rww21:16
* tonyyarusso really needs to fix that post to include the last third again that got cut off21:16
topylitonyyarusso's post pretty much covers what i'd say, but perhaps more verbosely .)21:18
topylii was just going to say something like 'there is no freedom of speech on the internet. your freedom is contingent on whatever your service provider allows.'21:19
tonyyarussoMe?  Verbose?  Never!21:19
topyli:)21:21
ikonia22:01 -!- iwasbanned [~GALAMAR@108.104.69.190] has joined #ubuntu21:51
ikoniaban evading21:51
ikoniastaff ^^21:51
ikoniahe really likes to break rules21:51
Flannelikonia: Was he actually banned?21:55
ikoniayes21:55
ikoniano21:55
ikoniayes21:55
ikonia(sorry, had to check)21:55
ikoniayes, his 2 ip addresses where banned21:55
FlannelAh, there we go.21:56
Flannelok.ok.cox.net21:56
ikoniathat was one21:56
ikoniaand I did the other21:56
ikoniaI'm not getting threats in pm21:56
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ikoniahello wayne723:19
wayne7Hi, I'm just gathering info on ubuntu chats. Just passing by, No problem,23:19
ikoniaok23:20
ikoniabye23:20
rww"gathering info"?23:20
ikoniahello luigi23:22
luigiikonia: Hello. I don't think I know you.23:22
Coreyluigi: May we help you with something? :-)23:23
luigiNo, I'm perfectly alright lurking, thank you. :)23:23
luigiOh23:23
luigiI'm in the wrong channel, I'm sorry.23:23
Coreyluigi: Yeah, we have a "no idling" poliy here.23:23
CoreyNo worries!23:23
ikonialuigi: you've been forwarded to this channel because of a user on your host23:23
Coreypolicy, even.23:23
CoreyHmm, where's the banforward set?  I don't see it in #ubuntu.23:24
luigiI thought this was a moderated discussion channel, actually. I didn't read the topic.23:24
luigiBut thanks for the help!23:24
ikoniaCorey: BT is being slow23:24
Coreyikonia: Yeah, it's not #ubuntu, -ot, or #kubuntu23:24
ikoniahow odd, I only see it on -women23:25
CoreyGot nicks: isaac_a, luigi, zendeavor, taylanub, luigi_panache, luigi[zZz], ARM, Guest25398, gay_luigi, {luigi},  {[luigi]}, {[|luigi|]}, {[|-luigi-|]}, {[|-0luigi0-|]}, {[|-0_luigi_0-|], {[|-0___luigi___, l, panache, l\, \l, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\,  \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\, \l\, LRN2AWAY, ATTENTIONWHORE, Guest61100, channel, lup, xxX{[luigi[{xxX from host pingas.org23:25
Corey16:23:12 -!- Irssi: stalker Verbose: Got nicks: luigi_panache, isaac__, isaac_a, luigi, taylanuc from host netbook.pingas.org23:25
CoreyAh, there we go.23:25
ikoniaI thought delt with that host earlier23:25
CoreyLooks like it was luigi being booted from -women, though I confess my lastlog makes that a non-obvious reason.23:26

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