+1 to Ally's remarks.
As a relative newcomer to Linux, I was at first somewhat put off by the
quick-fire geekiness I saw in these mailing lists.
I'm glad now that I persisted and am amazed at the difference now that I
and my wife have gone 100% Linux: FAR less hassle; fewer clicks to do
what we want; and the support from other users is the stuff of dreams.
Even Terminal is becoming a pussycat; I really appreciate the way it
doesn't chide you - it politely suggests a course of action to 'try' and
which actually WORKS.
I've always liked cars and motorbikes that seem to be 'on my side' and
don't try to catch me out.
Linux seems to be firmly on my side.
Tony Wood
(Netbook)
On 08/04/12 12:35, Ally Biggs wrote:
I agree with Stuart I have had a lot of experiences of Linux users slating
windows or calling it windozes and stupid names, And you are right it does make
people unwelcome. Linux and windows both bring something unique to the table
both have there pros and cons. linux for the server side and windows for the
home. Linux will never be as big as windows for home use you only have to look
at microsofts market share to see this. and hey if learning about Microsoft
enables me to better my wages then so be it I will continue to learn and
support both I wish people would not be so anal about linux yes it is more
stable and yes it can be run on a variety of different hardware yes it can be a
pain in the ass making the transition from windows to Nix, and it doesn't help
when the majority of Linux communities are full of god like beings who expect
you to be some kind of terminal / programming guru, Sometimes I don't want to
spend days reading outdated documentation and guides on how to set up a domain
controller why waste all that time when I can click one button in ms products.
sure I've setup a dc the open source way but by the time a newbie like myself
did it Microsoft would of broke that version of samba lol
Sent from my iPhone
On 8 Apr 2012, at 11:19, "Stuart Sears"<stu...@sjsears.com> wrote:
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:44:42 +0100, Bryn Jones wrote:
[snip, hopefully without attribution errors]
Also would M$ Windoze be more acceptable?
No, not really. It looks and sounds childish to me.
Constant references to Microsoft and Windows like this (which often appear in publicly
searchable archives) just put non-Linux users off and make the Linux community look like
a bunch of childish nerds. The more I work with both technologies, the more it seems
these attitudes cause windows-centric people who have expressed an interest in open
source and Linux to feel unwelcome. They just cause enmity and do "the cause"
(if there is one) more harm than good.
If you want to encourage people to investigate Linux and open source as viable
alternatives to their current systems it's important to not treat them like
idiots or make them feel picked-on in some way.
Just my 2p-worth. Don't take it personally, it's not intended that way.
(hey I used to work on Windows solely and would have happily
told people to just buy SBS and get on with it. I learned
too much working in M$ dev houses to ever
recommend it as a 1st option).
"not recommending" is not the same as "calling silly names" :)
Just sayin'.
Stuart
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