Evan Brown wrote:
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I know this is a question most foul, asking about C# in this list but I need some help and google isn’tI was thinking that the general underlying attitudes, one sidedness and fears in the linux communities that prompted the first eight words in the above sentence are most foul. I'm sure the arguments of the technical merits of one programming language or distro, or OS, or whatever, over another could fill volumes, but perhaps the means of comparison are skewed.
I think a more relevant question is: Does it do its job with enough consistency to be reliable?
I think the best way to help linux grow is to get many more non technical people using it. The biggest fear, i think, that windows users have of linux is that they'll never be able to do the stuff they do in windows on linux. I think that the biggest roadblock to people that want to use linux but dont know how, is that the people that do know how often have attitudes and biases that prevent an active and open sharing of knowledge. I find it odd that the most "open" collection of communities on the planet can be very closed when it comes to helping people discover and use linux.
I found it somewhat intimidating to come to my first clug meeting. I'd guess that there are lots of people that want to use linux, but are not, because of the intimidation factor.
Personally, i'm sick of the elitism and just want to learn and do cool things with computers, no matter what OS is currently running.
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