Pheonix makes an excellent point about the closed circle the the Linux community has become. There seems to be no place for neophytes within this "exclusive club". The biggest appeal of Linux for me is the dependability of the system. Shouldn't every computer user expect the same?
When I was a Linuxling (baby Linux user), I had to learn every aspect of the system from scratch. The famed support of Linux user groups is useless if no one is willing to "dummy down" responses to help newbies.
I would hazard a guess that most Linux users are IT professionals. Working with computers is our job. I think we tend to forget that for the average computer user, their desktop machine is nothing but a tool. Controls should be as intuitive as possible, and accessing any feature should simply be one click away.
Those who claim that we do not need corporate involvement in the development and advancement of Linux are doing the operating system a disservice. If you want to be a Linux hobbyist, then develop your own kernel, and run it at exclusively at home. If, however, you wish to contribute to the eventual dominance of Linux on the desktop market, let demand lead the way. The market will drive the direction of Linux. Let ideas flow from every direction and do not stifle dissenting voices. As Linux users, we often claim to be "oppressed" by companies like Microsoft. Why then are we oppressing others by flaming those we may not agree with? Maybe it's time we let others play with our toy
Now you will be logged off of Time Warner if you don't change channels every three minutes. When you turn your cable box on, you will fail to connect about 50% of the time. Your tv images will now be compressed to save bandwith at the expense of your image quality.
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Pheonix makes an excellent point about the closed circle the the Linux community has become. There seems to be no place for neophytes within this "exclusive club". The biggest appeal of Linux for me is the dependability of the system. Shouldn't every computer user expect the same?
When I was a Linuxling (baby Linux user), I had to learn every aspect of the system from scratch. The famed support of Linux user groups is useless if no one is willing to "dummy down" responses to help newbies.
I would hazard a guess that most Linux users are IT professionals. Working with computers is our job. I think we tend to forget that for the average computer user, their desktop machine is nothing but a tool. Controls should be as intuitive as possible, and accessing any feature should simply be one click away.
Those who claim that we do not need corporate involvement in the development and advancement of Linux are doing the operating system a disservice. If you want to be a Linux hobbyist, then develop your own kernel, and run it at exclusively at home. If, however, you wish to contribute to the eventual dominance of Linux on the desktop market, let demand lead the way. The market will drive the direction of Linux. Let ideas flow from every direction and do not stifle dissenting voices. As Linux users, we often claim to be "oppressed" by companies like Microsoft. Why then are we oppressing others by flaming those we may not agree with? Maybe it's time we let others play with our toy
Now you will be logged off of Time Warner if you don't change channels every three minutes. When you turn your cable box on, you will fail to connect about 50% of the time. Your tv images will now be compressed to save bandwith at the expense of your image quality.
I believe you have just substantiated his comment.