On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:25 PM, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: > >>> a) Please don't top post. >>> b) Google thinks CentOS 6.x is "too old", and it's an ongoing thing >>> about people managing or failing to install it. >>> >> Sorry for top posting. Gmail default settings. > > On a related note, I now *really* dislike google's accounts. After > avoiding it for years, I needed to get to a support group for a package I > was trying to install for a user, so I had to create one. > > Can anyone give me any good reason that I ->could not<- create an account > without giving them a full birth date? I mean, other than a) advertising, > and b) making identity theft easier? I was almost surprised they didn't > want part or all of my SSN.... If you really want your ads targeted for teenagers you could just lie... -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com