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Linux Needs Critics
An anonymous reader writes "Keir Thomas berates the fact that the world of Linux almost entirely lacks critics. In fact, he says, Linux people tend to see genuine critical evaluation as a bad thing. FTA: 'The problem with this anti-criticism approach is that it's damning Linux to an eternity of navel gazing. Nothing can ever get any better. The best hope we have are the instances where a few bright sparks, with their heads screwed on the right way, get together and make something cool (as happened with, say, Firefox back in the day). But that's rare and can't be relied upon.'"
it's free, why are you complaining?
...and all I got was this lousy mod rating
Linux has driver issues!!
Burn him!
'If Christ had tweeted the sermon on the mount, it might have lasted until nightfall.' - John Perry Barlow
On the positive side, there are more Linux critics than Mac critics.
If you are critical of Linux, you are just berated.
If you are critical of Mac, you are mobbed, beaten, lynched and never allowed to buy a cappuccino again.
...Linux is above criticism. What we actually need is a: "-1, Microsoft fanboy" mod... or how about "-1, Dissing Linux"... or even better "-1, Heresy"...
Only to idiots, are orders laws.
-- Henning von Tresckow
HERETIC!
Oh I'm sorry, this is abuse. Arguments is in 12a.
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In order to critique something you must have a baseline of what is correct and what is incorrect. The only thing incorrect in the linux/GNU OSes are coding bugs, not design features, and I think we have enough coders critiquing linux/GNU in that way. If the author wishes a community to criticize Linux, I think he should pick a distro and start there.
Here will be an old abusing of God's patience and the king's English.
The linux community needs JonKatz as it's primary spokesman.
Voices from the HellKernel:
Here is Frankie P Bagadonuts. He's a Linux user. He's 17 years old and lives in an abandoned warehouse near the "bad side" of the train tracks. Every morning he rides a bicycle hooked to his generator to power his network. He has not eaten in 2 days, however his "boxen" power on in 16.453794221 seconds. He is immensely proud of this fact, and has made t-shirts proclaiming his greatness. Later today, at school, he will be stuffed into 3 different lockers and have a ham-sandwich stuff down his shirt and be the recipient of 9 atomic-wedgies. Do not pity Frankie, for his is a common tale of the linux user.
Yeah, I could totally see that coming from him.
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Only if you happen to be a programmer and have no life.
I'm on slashdot posting about the fact that if you don't like linux you can change it. it's a given isn't it ?
As a Slashdot discussion grows longer, the probability of someone mentioning that Linux is free and thus impervious to criticism approaches 1.
As the discussion grows even longer, the probability that someone will mod that post insightful approaches 1.
Things usually go like this:
There is no "-1 offended" or "-1 you don't agree with me" mod options for a reason.
> Why can't I make an icon on my desktop like I have for the last thirteen years?" ...another bad example that's been out of date for a long time now.
OTOH, someone might have tried asking about GNOME in a Ratpoison group or somesuch.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
RS
Shoes for Industry. Shoes for the Dead.
A majority of Linux users are total fucking assholes. I'm not going to sugar coat it to keep my karma high. They believe they are superior because they believe they are using a superior OS. Every criticism will be drown in a sea of fallacies, lies, and ignorance. Because attacking Linux means you are attacking their choice. A choice they made in large part to be different.
Could the same be said about Windows or Mac users? Or perhaps people who prefer GM over Toyota? Yes, but it's not black and white. The percentage ratio of "normal people" to "real assholes" is way off balance with Linux. Something I believe was inherited by old Unix veterans themselves.
Does Linux need more critics? Not really. It's users just need to grow up so they will listen to the ones they have now. It won't happen.
"When you see a unixer brainwashed beyond saving, kick him out of the door." - Xah Lee