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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Natural Philosopher Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Distros specifically designed for children Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 22:46:19 +0100 Organization: A little, after lunch Lines: 28 Message-ID: <101ihnb$2happ$1@dont-email.me> References: <101ac9k$1mslg$1@news1.tnib.de> <101bo8v$1ps1p$1@news1.tnib.de> <101br6u$d3l6$6@dont-email.me> <101c4gj$1qmk5$1@news1.tnib.de> <101db9a$mkpm$8@dont-email.me> <101e44d$1vf44$1@news1.tnib.de> <101e8qb$104ce$3@dont-email.me> <101e9ma$1vrmp$1@news1.tnib.de> <101ejup$126kd$4@dont-email.me> <101emgm$20q0v$1@news1.tnib.de> <683b0c3a$0$24792$426a34cc@news.free.fr> <101ft88$23cru$1@news1.tnib.de> <683c3039$0$28052$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <101hf8h$27ibv$1@news1.tnib.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:46:20 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7aed49bd6bc07abab4fc79fe929da2cb"; logging-data="2665273"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19caz9OiPBRa2xqcjFEalEwS4Z0an4eHOw=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:7FaqXrRl0LYD+VU12jK613cvEOU= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-GB On 01/06/2025 20:52, rbowman wrote: > On Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:58:09 +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > >> Yet, people write things like "If that ever happened to me I'd figure >> out why and drive a stake through its heart." - just because they don't >> understand and don't want to see why this can be useful in some >> circumstances for some people. > > I will repeat 'to me'. I never said it wasn't useful to some people but I > do not want that behavior. I do not want windows to go full screen if they > get too close to a margin. I do not want to suddenly see a screen full of > icons if the cursor gets to close to the upper left corner. I do not want > virtual desktops displayed as a rotating polyhedron. I do not want windows > that quiver like a bowl of jelly when I move them. > > Again, that's me. Do what you want. However I do not like unexpected > behavior because someone decided it was kool and made it a default. Indeed. Only stupid people buy 'chrome and tailfins' especially on a work truck -- "When one man dies it's a tragedy. When thousands die it's statistics." Josef Stalin