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At what point does an Ask Ubuntu question become a Mac question?
I think the question is "at what point is a question about a VM a question about a host OS?"
For example, a few weeks ago we had a guy come into the chatroom and start asking about VirtualBox and Ubu …
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Should 'feature request' on AU be noted off-topic like bug in the FAQ?
I generally include those as:
"Not a real question".
Mainly because the only answer that we could give is the following:
If someone builds it, then yes.
With that being said, if people want to …
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Is it ok to mention a Brainstorm proposal in Ask Ubuntu?
Merging Ask Ubuntu and Brainstorm is not an option, we're two different things.
However, referring to a Brainstorm proposal in a Ask Ubuntu answer is ok with me, just as we talk about how if it weren …
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XBMCbuntu: Unofficial Ubuntu Derivative, or just a version of Ubuntu with extra software?
If it is the latter (A unofficial derivative) or the former (a release, with some prepackaged software while still using the default repo), it's off-topic.
But if it was a plain-vanilla-official-deri …
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List questions, fair cases of knowledge or just a waste of time?
Tl;dr: Don't close existing questions, but do crack down on new ones.
In an attempt to help the debate, I used the "Incognito google search" test.
I opened up a incognito window, and went to google an …
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How can we refocus on being a Q+A, not a support forum or bug tracker?
There is a excellent answer from Jorge Castro (and other members of the community) about editing tips and tricks.
Also, the wonderful rlemon has created a user script that greatly simplifies flagging …
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Are questions about official Ubuntu software in other OSes generally on-topic?
The answer is:
No.
Other than the Windows Ubuntu One situation, as of right now there is no reason any questions about say, Unity on Arch would be on-topic, or Ubuntu Software Center on Solaris …
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