XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:17:21 -0500, Joel W. Crump 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.   
      
   Says the low-quality troll.   
      
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