XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: crude@sausa.ge
On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:09:53 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:
> "Joel W. Crump"
> news:E2h9R.135449$KHq5.81032@fx38.iad Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:17:21 GMT in
> comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:
>
>> On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On Jan 12, 2026 at 2:47:33 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
>>> :
>>>
>>> https://gemini.google.com/app/17bd002596b0638a
>>> -----
>>> Gremlin (MX Linux/KDE) challenges Joel’s claim that Debian-based
>>> systems require frequent reboots for updates, attributing Joel's
>>> difficulties with Linux Mint upgrades to user incompetence rather
>>> than OS flaws. Gremlin notes that while they personally donate to
>>> Mint/Cinnamon, they find the platform "not solid enough" compared
>>> to MX Linux. The post leans heavily into personal history and
>>> "advocacy" tropes, questioning Joel's technical credibility
>>> regarding alleged Microsoft blacklisting. Summary: A standard
>>> distro-wars dispute with a side of ad hominem.
>>> -----
>>>
>>> You at least tried to lean into SOME tech knowledge, but your
> insecurities
>>> still dominate.
>>
>>
>> Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
>> false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
> "Joel W. Crump"
> news:E2h9R.135449$KHq5.81032@fx38.iad Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:17:21 GMT in
> comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:
>
>> On 1/12/26 5:51 PM, Brock McNuggets 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.
>>
>>
>> Gremlin is too weak to attack issues where they are, so he creates a
>> false narrative with his bogus allegations, known to be proven wrong.
>> He's unfortunately all too common on modern Usenet, because low-quality
>> trolling can actually get traction.
>
> Just so we're clear, are you denying that you wrote that MS blacklisted
> you from installing Windows? If you are, I will be happy to refresh your
> memory by sharing your posts and some of the followups where I asked you
> how you thought they could do this.
They could block a product key from activating, presumably. Nevertheless,
it would still allow the user to install the operating system.
I just think it's funny that Joel thinks Microsoft takes even a second of
their time to acknowledge his existence. They have enough faggots working
in the company to bother themselves with him.
> I've made no false accusations
> towards you and don't appreciate your efforts to emulate snit because
> you're most likely embarrassed that I brought your claims up. You may
> also want to re-read what the AI thinks. I didn't say I found Mint not
> solid enough compared to MXLinux, and, I didn't write about donating to
> the Mint team. You have written about donating to them. My issue with
> Mint was their no longer providing a KDE based distro to download.
I imagine that the KDE edition of Mint wasn't downloaded enough for it to
be worth continuing to develop. If you're a fan of KDE and want an Ubuntu
base, you're probably going to prefer Kubuntu anyway.
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