On 2011-06-18, Steve Hayes <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:45:48 -0600, Bob Melson <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Notably missing from all this has been gramps, which just released it's >>3.3.0 version. While originally a Linux/Unix app, it's available for >>Windows. See http://gramps-project.org/ for details. And, BTW, it's >>free. > > I installed Linux on my computer mainly so I could try it out, but I don't > know how to install it if it didn't come with the Linux distro. > > I've tried asking for help on the Linux ngs, but there's no use asking how to > do something unless you already know how to do it. > > If you don't know how to do it the response is "Don't feed the troll" I have had a vastly different experience in Linux newsgroups. A decade ago, I was asking "dumb" questions and getting lots of help from many kind souls. Now, I try to answer a few questions when I can. One of my real, live email addresses is below. Don't be put off by the "spamtrap" part--it's a sheep in wolf's clothing. Within reason, I'll try to help if you'd like. -- Robert Riches [email protected] (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)