Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 2nd Jul 2006 21:26 UTC
People say I rant too much. I complain and complain, but never seem to really like anything. As I promised a few weeks ago, I will talk about things I love about computers. After explaining why I like to complain and rant, this column will solely deal with fluffy bunnies, green meadows, blue skies, and shiny, happy people. I promise.
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2005-08-15
Computers are considered to be smart (I'm not saying they are smart), and people often react more to computers like they do to people: they call the softwere stupid, where with a tool, people talk about bad designed/engineered devices and mock the creator, if you place non-geeky people with a computer, they curse to the computer, complain about how it refuses to work with him and doesn't obeye then as it should (perhaps computers are more considered like slaves or pets (no I don't abuse my dog :S) than actually humans).
While in the meantime for geeky people computers are a lifestyle, the GPL has been responsible for a complete movement of thoughts that actually worked. People help with the software themselves rather than complain about its stupidity they actually get involved in doing things (even when it is as little as translating things, or or delivering ftp-space for small projects). And in the closed-source part you got the macs who apparently succeed in creating a lyfestile of there own.