Linked by Ben Mazer on Wed 15th Oct 2003 20:58 UTC
A few months ago I was a Slackware Junkie. I loved it, and laughed at those who used 'more automatic' distributions (ok, I didn't actually laugh). Then Arch Linux 0.5 came out and I was very intrigued by it. I was getting tired of having to compile updated packages myself. 
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A few months ago I was a Slackware Junkie. I loved it, and laughed at those who used 'more automatic' distributions (ok, I didn't actually laugh).
(First - sorry to post anonymously but I don't read this site that often and don't feel like creating an account right now.)
OK - you said you didn't actually laugh. But the sentiment is there anyway.
What is it with this Holier than thou attitude with Linux? That one distribution is "better" than another. That a person is somehow less "l33t" if they choose to use a distribution that they find easier to use.
It's so hypocritical. You think Slackware makes you more "l33t" than someone who uses RedHat? Well guess what - I could just as easily say that using any distribution at all is the cowards way out. Why not make your own distribution? Or are you not "l33t" enough for the challenge?
Get off yourself dude. It's just an Operating System. Don't demoralize people with your snide comments just because you are more interested in the inner workings of the O/S than they are. A lot of people couldn't care less about the Operating System itself. They just want to use their programs. It doensn't make them less of a human just because they choose to invest their time learning law, medicine, carpentry, etc... whereas you choose to geek out.
Lay off the hypocracy. Please.