On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:19 AM, Gustin Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am not sure I agree with you. I started using Linux and BSD in the > mid 90s. Initially I had a number of similar experiences. I no longer > have these experiences, yet I interact with the very same communities. > All that has changed has been my attitude and behaviour. Most of that Me too, though I've only been using Linux about 5 years. But I think something deeper than that has changed: I no longer look at solving a problem with Linux as an annoyance. Now it stimulates me, and I enjoy learning more about how the whole thing works. Reading documentation is simply less unpleasant. And, of course, I have more of an idea what to look at now than I did at the beginning. >> Whilst this may not be directly on-topic for 64studio Users list I think >> if these problems are resolved (and they will never be resolved if they >> are not discussed) it will be to the benefit of both the developers and >> users of 64studio, and all other Linux distros too. > > It has already been discussed to death. This conversation has not > changed in the last 10+ years, and I do not expect it to change in the > next 10. This kind of conversation happens in hundreds if not thousands > of communities. Getting a consensus from all of them is not going to > happen. For better or for worse, it simply is what it is. Many of the problems I've had, and probably a lot of problems lots of people have, have to do with hardware manufacturers who refuse to either release Linux drivers or the specs for their products. I've learned my lesson, to take the time to research before buying. > Either Ralf will adapt or he won't. His success is tied directly to the > choices he makes. I would be very surprised if finds success with his > current strategy. Of course he still gets to make that choice just as > we all do. I made that choice against Linux a dozen times, but there's just something sweetly addictive to it. One attitude I had to unlearn was believing that there was a central authority somewhere that knew everything about everything involving Linux and was refusing to give me answers, no matter how politely I asked. "Into this world we're thrown" without any omniscient higher power to guide us, and Google still can't answer everything. Especially if the drivers don't exist. -Chuckk -- http://www.badmuthahubbard.com _______________________________________________ 64studio-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users
