On 5/13/22 21:05, Erica Frank wrote: [snip]
And if they ask on Stack Exchange or Stack Overflow, newbie
> questions are
often faced with reactions like "question closed" followed by a link to another question that they do not understand as similar to theirs. The reactions to complaints about this are usually "We're not hostile; we just don't want to waste time. Learn to ask better questions."
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And who owns and staffs those sites, and what is their policy on Free Software? Hearsay is that is is Prosus N V which is part of Naspers Limited. Further, it is alleged to be written using only Redmond's tools, which belies the attitude of at least the original staff who would be integral in establishing a culture there. Reddit, to name another trap, is owned by Conde Nast which is quite hostile to it and many moderators who seem to act like their mission is to stamp it out. Dragging up ancient history, although Slashdot was not a help site it was a forum for FOSS news due to it reflecting the zeitgeist at the turn of the century. Changing owners put an end to that. /Lars PS. Thank you in advance for not top-posting. _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
