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questions about the scope of this site.
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Clarification on GRUB's on-topic-ness
By definition questions that are on topic are these:
Using and administering official Ubuntu flavors including: Edubuntu,
Ubuntu GNOME, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin, Lubuntu, Mythbuntu, Ubuntu
Studio …
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Are social announcements not related to Ubuntu or the site on-topic on Meta?
Quote from the linked What's Meta page
Unlike normal Stack Exchange sites, Meta invites the community to
discuss, debate and propose changes to the way the community itself
behaves, as well a …
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Are questions more central to the user's DE on-topic here?
Desktop environments that are not part of any official flavor but can be used with Ubuntu require attention as well, but within certain scope : as long as the question about a DE ( for instance Cinnamon …
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Why are higher ranked users not flaged for off-topic?
Some of the questions aren't necessarily off-topic, as the person asking question may mention their release version, but the problem doesn't relate to the version of Ubuntu specifically : for instance …
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Can I ask about a problem with a non-Ubuntu kernel here?
Let's look around
Here's a peculiar quote from Canonical's site:
Lower costs
Ubuntu Core is free. It can be distributed at no cost, with a custom
kernel, BSP and suite of apps to suit your …
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How is this question off-topic?
Askubuntu is more for officially supported versions, such as unity ubuntu, lubuntu, xubuntu, gnome ubuntu, kubuntu , and edubuntu. Crouton isn't officially supported , hence off-topic. Same with Linux …
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Is it appropriate to ask if the Asus X555MA has any known issues running Ubuntu?
If my understanding is correct, having a particular model doesn't exactly tell the users of askubuntu much information; there's much better chance of finding information on specific wireless card, or …
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Is there a rule which states that all questions and answers have to be in English on this site?
Since majority of the users on the stack network speaks english or is from english speaking countries, English is a de facto language of the site. This is supported by links Mateo and Mark posted in …
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Shouldn't we stop closing questions instantly as Off-Topic if we see the words "mint", "debi...
NOTE:
Judging from the comments and votes, it appears that my answer is being misinterpreted. Let me make it easy and spell it out:
import discretion
import question
if question.OP_using_Ubuntu() …