Linked by Thom "Slakje" Holwerda on Sun 27th Jul 2003 19:04 UTC
Misinterpreted. I think that is about the best word around to describe the reactions to my previous article. Whether it has been misinterpreted due to people only reading what they want to read, due to an unclear choice of words on my behalf, or other factors, I am going to try it again. I will try to explain my position, again. Now, more stable, the code has been rewritten from scratch!
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I'm always a bit amazed at how pissy some posters get just because someone else didn't share their experiences and preferences. These are the zealots who make learning difficult because they spend more time nitpicking and trolling than actually sharing information. Thanks, guys.
I'm also very amazed at the idea that so many in the OSS camp want only distros that are labor-intensive. Sorry, but most of us just want to work with our computers...whether we're using Windows, Linux, a BSD, OSX, or anything else.
Looking at the comment from KryptoBSD above provides an excellent example. He's abviously upset that some Linux distros are, as he put it, "dumbing stuff down for 'newbies.'" He then goes on to explain that he started off with Slack. Well, good for him. I'm glad he did it, and I'm glad he learned a lot. Me? I have a computer so I can be productive, not so I can be an administrator. Therefore, there are distros like SuSE and Mandrake for me. There are good, ready reference guides to help me through any problems I might have, and those are few and far between. He can continue to work with Slack, Debian, or a BSD if he wants the lean stuff...it's not like the major distros have pushed those by the wayside. Unfortunately, he (like so many others) takes a stance that I truly do not understand: that the "easier" distros are ruining all the fun.
Well, too bad. I'm going to get back to work now...writing, not configuring.