Comments on: Suggested Tips for Taming the Extreme Side of the Linux Community http://codingexperiments.com/suggested-tips-for-taming-the-extreme-side-of-the-linux-community/ $ sudo make money Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:06:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Dirk Gently http://codingexperiments.com/suggested-tips-for-taming-the-extreme-side-of-the-linux-community/comment-page-1/#comment-758 Dirk Gently Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:36:17 +0000 http://codingexperiments.com/?p=607#comment-758 I agree with you but from a slightly different point of view. I grew up, harvested Linux, in both the Ubuntu and Gentoo communities. Ubuntu's community is very very friendly, I haven't been chided much and mostly the people giving it their best to be helpful. When I got to know Linux better, I got in the Gentoo community I was redirected more and asked to carefully think about what I was doing. Some do probably consider this less helpful but I learned alot more through them.<br><br>If I were to ask, "What is the extremeside of Linix?" I would answer evangelism. It's great being open-source and all, but it can go too far. I've seen people blast projects that are not open source, or carry a special license. What about nvidia and ati drivers? For the most part they work real good and the user has a better desktop. Heck, I know a good number of people who would pay a reasonable price to have products like Photoshop in Linux. Just because it is not open-source doesn't deride it's quality or usefulness. I agree with you but from a slightly different point of view. I grew up, harvested Linux, in both the Ubuntu and Gentoo communities. Ubuntu's community is very very friendly, I haven't been chided much and mostly the people giving it their best to be helpful. When I got to know Linux better, I got in the Gentoo community I was redirected more and asked to carefully think about what I was doing. Some do probably consider this less helpful but I learned alot more through them.

If I were to ask, “What is the extremeside of Linix?” I would answer evangelism. It's great being open-source and all, but it can go too far. I've seen people blast projects that are not open source, or carry a special license. What about nvidia and ati drivers? For the most part they work real good and the user has a better desktop. Heck, I know a good number of people who would pay a reasonable price to have products like Photoshop in Linux. Just because it is not open-source doesn't deride it's quality or usefulness.

]]> By: Rishabh Mishra (possible248) http://codingexperiments.com/suggested-tips-for-taming-the-extreme-side-of-the-linux-community/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Rishabh Mishra (possible248) Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:38:12 +0000 http://codingexperiments.com/?p=607#comment-760 That's why I propose that the Linux community do something about this. It will be difficult to convince many forum owners (cutting the number of users typically means less money from ads), but Linux has little hope of going mainstream otherwise. That's why I propose that the Linux community do something about this. It will be difficult to convince many forum owners (cutting the number of users typically means less money from ads), but Linux has little hope of going mainstream otherwise.

]]> By: Dirk Gently http://codingexperiments.com/suggested-tips-for-taming-the-extreme-side-of-the-linux-community/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Dirk Gently Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:36:17 +0000 http://codingexperiments.com/?p=607#comment-436 I agree with you but from a slightly different point of view. I grew up, harvested Linux, in both the Ubuntu and Gentoo communities. Ubuntu's community is very very friendly, I haven't been chided much and mostly the people giving it their best to be helpful. When I got to know Linux better, I got in the Gentoo community I was redirected more and asked to carefully think about what I was doing. Some do probably consider this less helpful but I learned alot more through them.<br><br>If I were to ask, "What is the extremeside of Linix?" I would answer evangelism. It's great being open-source and all, but it can go too far. I've seen people blast projects that are not open source, or carry a special license. What about nvidia and ati drivers? For the most part they work real good and the user has a better desktop. Heck, I know a good number of people who would pay a reasonable price to have products like Photoshop in Linux. Just because it is not open-source doesn't deride it's quality or usefulness. I agree with you but from a slightly different point of view. I grew up, harvested Linux, in both the Ubuntu and Gentoo communities. Ubuntu's community is very very friendly, I haven't been chided much and mostly the people giving it their best to be helpful. When I got to know Linux better, I got in the Gentoo community I was redirected more and asked to carefully think about what I was doing. Some do probably consider this less helpful but I learned alot more through them.

If I were to ask, “What is the extremeside of Linix?” I would answer evangelism. It's great being open-source and all, but it can go too far. I've seen people blast projects that are not open source, or carry a special license. What about nvidia and ati drivers? For the most part they work real good and the user has a better desktop. Heck, I know a good number of people who would pay a reasonable price to have products like Photoshop in Linux. Just because it is not open-source doesn't deride it's quality or usefulness.

]]> By: possible248 http://codingexperiments.com/suggested-tips-for-taming-the-extreme-side-of-the-linux-community/comment-page-1/#comment-435 possible248 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:38:12 +0000 http://codingexperiments.com/?p=607#comment-435 That's why I propose that the Linux community do something about this. It will be difficult to convince many forum owners (cutting the number of users typically means less money from ads), but Linux has little hope of going mainstream otherwise. That's why I propose that the Linux community do something about this. It will be difficult to convince many forum owners (cutting the number of users typically means less money from ads), but Linux has little hope of going mainstream otherwise.

]]> By: John http://codingexperiments.com/suggested-tips-for-taming-the-extreme-side-of-the-linux-community/comment-page-1/#comment-759 John Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:21:29 +0000 http://codingexperiments.com/?p=607#comment-759 Sad, but true many of these hostile hot shots computer jocks have enough mouth for two sets of teeth. I never ask a question in a Distros forum, there are many new users friendly places to ask a question. <a href="http://Raiden.net" rel="nofollow">Raiden.net</a>, linux.ie and a few others. I'm a chess player and will never ask a chess question in the main channel of the server I play on. I fail to understand why people act like this - I stay under the Radar and move on. I manged to do a complete Gentoo install (took 3 days) and I did no have to subject myself to the on-line abuse. Sad, but true many of these hostile hot shots computer jocks have enough mouth for two sets of teeth. I never ask a question in a Distros forum, there are many new users friendly places to ask a question. Raiden.net, linux.ie and a few others. I'm a chess player and will never ask a chess question in the main channel of the server I play on. I fail to understand why people act like this – I stay under the Radar and move on. I manged to do a complete Gentoo install (took 3 days) and I did no have to subject myself to the on-line abuse.

]]> By: John http://codingexperiments.com/suggested-tips-for-taming-the-extreme-side-of-the-linux-community/comment-page-1/#comment-434 John Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:21:29 +0000 http://codingexperiments.com/?p=607#comment-434 Sad, but true many of these hostile hot shots computer jocks have enough mouth for two sets of teeth. I never ask a question in a Distros forum, there are many new users friendly places to ask a question. <a href="http://Raiden.net" rel="nofollow">Raiden.net</a>, linux.ie and a few others. I'm a chess player and will never ask a chess question in the main channel of the server I play on. I fail to understand why people act like this - I stay under the Radar and move on. I manged to do a complete Gentoo install (took 3 days) and I did no have to subject myself to the on-line abuse. Sad, but true many of these hostile hot shots computer jocks have enough mouth for two sets of teeth. I never ask a question in a Distros forum, there are many new users friendly places to ask a question. Raiden.net, linux.ie and a few others. I'm a chess player and will never ask a chess question in the main channel of the server I play on. I fail to understand why people act like this – I stay under the Radar and move on. I manged to do a complete Gentoo install (took 3 days) and I did no have to subject myself to the on-line abuse.

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