XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy   
   From: nobody@haph.org   
      
   Brock McNuggets    
   news:69657ade$7$26$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:51:10 GMT   
   in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
      
   > On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote   
   > :   
   >   
   > https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a   
   >     -----   
   >     Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges Joel’s claim that   
   >     Debian-based systems require frequent reboots for updates,   
   >     attributing Joel's difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to   
   >     user incompetence rather than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that   
   >     while they personally donate to Mint/Cinnamon, they find the   
   >     platform "not solid enough" compared to MX Linux. The post   
   >     leans heavily into personal history and "advocacy" tropes,   
   >     questioning Joel's technical credibility regarding alleged   
   >     Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard distro-wars   
   >     dispute with a side of ad hominem.   
   >     -----   
   >   
   > You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your insecurities   
   > still dominate.   
      
   Your AIs interpretation needs a bit of work. I wasn't comparing Mint to   
   MXLinux in terms of solid aspects. How it confused my dislike of them   
   dropping KDE distro as that isn't known to me. I don't personally donate to   
   the Mint team, either. Joel does. I can't classify my comments or Joels to   
   be part of any distro war, either. You should fact check the results the AI   
   provides you before you share them. It's gotten more than a couple of things   
   completely wrong here.   
      
   As far as alleged microsoft blacklisting, there's nothing alleged. Joel did   
   make the statement that MS blacklisted him from installing Windows on his   
   rig because of something negative that he wrote about MS. Any tech worth   
   his/her salt would question Joels technical abilities on that statement. His   
   followup posts concerning the subject would cause anyone who actually is a   
   technician to further doubt his technical abilities. He really believed that   
   MS did that to him, but, couldn't explain how they'd be able to do so. He   
   actually thought they marked his hard drive at some point.   
      
   I don't know how you would have missed the thread where this was discussed?   
      
   You should leave your personal snarky remarks where they belong; in the   
   trash. Attempting to discuss personalities vs the post content has never   
   worked out in a positive manner for you. It never will.   
      
      
      
      
      
   --   
   Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?   
   Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent   
   Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?   
   Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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