In a message dated: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 18:54:38 EST
Ray Bowles said:
>Somebody keeps saying it's been done this way for 30
>years...Well maybe it's time to update SOME things.
Ray, you seem to have completely misunderstood everything everyone
has said, at least on this side of the argument.
This guy came saying he was looking for something which we told him
doesn't exist. At no point did anyone say that "This is the way it's
been for 30 years, and that's the way it has to be forever!" Not
once!
We have pointed out the long history of why Linux is the way it is,
how it got to be that way, and pointed to several alternatives which
fit *all* the criteria this person was asking for, just not
necessarilly in the nice neat little package he requested it in.
What he asked for just simply doesn't exist. That doesn't mean it
can't or it won't, just that it doesn't now. And, chances are, you
won't get many veteran UNIX users to work on such a project. Why?
Because we don't need it and we have better things to do with our
time. If this thing comes about at all, it will be because those who
need it decide to band together and develop it themselves, just like
everything else that already exists in the Free/Open Source software
world.
We are not at all against welcoming new people to the Linux
community. Quite the contrary, we welcome with open arms. But we
also warn them, this isn't Windows, this isn't point 'n' click, and
you're likely to spend many hours with a computer that does nothing
more than power on, so get ready for the learning roller-coaster ride
of your life.
What we do not welcome is people coming in and telling us that
because something *they* want should be welcomed by everyone and that
we should all get excited about *their* ideas because *they* want it!
Sorry, life doesn't work that way. I'm sorry some people have a
problem reading a book. I'm sorry some people get frustrated with
the fact that Linux isn't as easy to use as Windows *appears* to be.
But unless you're willing to learn using the *currently* available
methods, then stop your whining. We've told you that what you're
asking for doesn't exist, we've told you what *does* exist, and we've
offered more than once to help you understand those things you're
having trouble on. What more do you want?
Sorry for the rant, but your stubborness and obtuseness are beginning
to get to me.
--
Seeya,
Paul
----
God Bless America!
If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!
...we don't need to be perfect to be the best around,
and we never stop trying to be better.
Tom Clancy, The Bear and The Dragon
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