I completely disagree.
You guys and gals make too many lazy compromises with obscure products that originated in a world-famous garage in Redmond.
That's why I don't give a shit if some lazy, learning-resistant arseholes are offended.
You should not compromise on your own principles by using a distro that provides such packages you vehemently oppose.
It's easy when you know how.
Sometimes when members on here are struggling with what seems basic and obvious I have to try and take myself back to my first Linux install and how totally befuddled I was.
/sbin
/bin
/usr/bin
/usr/local/bin
/usr/X11R6/bin
wtf?
And that was just one tiny aspect of what I was trying to learn. And eventually did (Thanks in some part to many people who helped along the way).
If you think a members question shows a lack of effort (to various degrees many do) you can always just ignore it.
Rather than posting RTFM and some usually unrelated links.
It comes across as someone trying to compensate for their own feelings of inadequacy not someone trying to help.
lol
I'm primarily concerned with the outrageous forum posts and not with any packages.
If that's such a bother that you have an internal NEED to tell someone off - you could've just... you know, never post in the first place.
Since it's not a matter of principle, that means your post in that thread was just unnecessary noise. Which is exactly what the warning was for. Thanks and have a blessed day.