On 2012-08-28, at 1:05 PM, jimmy wrote: > > Well so-called true geeks are just people who believe they have seen enough > to know that Linux/Unix can be customized however they want. They are not > the know-it-all either. They spent long hours to learn how things are done > and replicated those scripts and programs, learning from open-source code > available to them. I simply say that the "geeks" are just determined to get > it done be cause they it can be done. > > Pseuodo geeks are either newbies, or wannabe's who haven't spent time to > learn how things work, or are afraid of spending time to learn. > > Most people who have spent time to learn how to get jackd/qjackctl, > fluidsynth/qsynth, rosegarden, MIDI working on a low-latency Linux kernel is > a Linux MIDI geek already. Perhaps not a Linux sys-admin geek, or Bash > script geek, Perl geek, Python geek... It's just a matter of how much one > really wants to learn, and spent the appropriate time to learn, that's all. > The other side of that is ignorance. > > Jimmy >
I programmed my first computer in 1956 (IBM650). I am very fortunate to have been actively involved in the use and development of sophisticated software and hardware. In the early days there was no talk of "geeks" . Curiosity and a dedicated willingness to advance the state of the art were the driving force. Initially, the main tools were the mastering of assembly language as used for the misc computers, and then later for the misc CPU's that become available in the early 70. High level languages become available in the late 50 and become fast more and more sophisticated. As a young engineer, it was my pride to to keep up with the advances as much as I could. In 1994 Linux made its appearance and very quickly become a favourite for those who wanted to know the inside of how things were done and who were also interested in modifying program written by other programmers. The concept of "Open Source" was widely hailed as a major breakthrough, but was also widely misunderstood in its usage. Many companies who incorporated Linux into their products found themselves involved in expensive law suits or to take the lesser evil, paying heavy royalties. D.Michael McIntyre, the originator of this thread, had it right with his statement that "The future of Linux sure looks bleak". It is certainly true as far as the "Desktop" Linux goes. On the other hand, it is not true for the Server market. The significant difference is that the server version has no unnecessary frills. It is very basic Linux with no GUI's and no clever enhancements. A number of writer to this thread made reference to their recently discovered new distro (whatever !) that is not suffering from any of the known illnesses. I can assure them that they are living in a dream world. The next update will bring them back to reality. I still use Linux for the mental challenges it provides me, but for programs that I need for my personal use, I prefer to pay in real money and not by time spent to make programs work. I have reached the point in life where I become immune to the accusation of being to lazy to learn how to make programs to work. I rather prefer to spend my time to smell the roses. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
