Reading through the threads I see that stupidity reigns yet. Most are agreeing that yes the community is arrogant. Yet, none of you seem to care! As long as this attitude prevails within the community there will be absolutely NO hope for linux becomming a main stream OS. Again and again I see the bigotry in the community. If it ain't linux it ain't worth your time.
I hate MS so much, but, MS HAS done a lot. They've taken the mystery out of computers for the common man. Most americans have a computer or access to one. Why? Because MS made it easy! Now here is a better OS. Yet it is difficult for anyone not a techie. The new OS community says "We want to kill MS yet let's keep this OS too technical for the common user!"
As long you maintain that attitude you will never defeat or even compete with MS. Get a friggin clue people!
Get off your high horse and help make Linux usable by the common user!
Help support WINE! Help support KDE!
Help make it easier to migrate over to something BETTER!
If you're not part of the solution you are part of the problem!
Arrogance is for the close minded. And personally I really don't think this attitude is one that Linus T. envisioned.
Yes, Linux is much better than MS. But, on the flip side it is too difficult currently for a common user to use. Not enough apps to make it worth his/her worthwhile.
We have a lot of extreamely sharp people out there in the community. Let's take all the energy you are spouting off in stupidity and make some useful apps!
'Nough said and feel free to respond to me via email if you want to.
IMHO one of the biggest problems being overlooked by everyone is the simple variable of the common consumer.
Even if Joe Blow has an option to get a machine with any OS he wants, he still MUST weigh application availability.
The common consumer will be looking at what is available to him/her in the market. Sadly you can go anywhere and all you will find is M$ compatiable software.
Yes, yes, I know you can get other applications, but finding them is not all that easy AND you still have to wait for them in the mail.
Most users will prefer to go to the store and buy it. That is because that will allow them to enjoy their purchase NOW. It's the state of our society. We have all gorwn up getting things NOW. Not later.
Even downloading is becoming more and more popular, because you can get it now.
When places like shareware.com and download.com amongst many start offering software for other OS's besides MAC and M$ as the majority, you won't find people rushing to a different OS.
Also, the commmon user will looking at their current investment of software. When you spend 50.00-over 100.00 for software you are more and more reluctant to go and purchase another 100.00 software that they need to relearn how to use.
When WINE is stable and truely does what they're shooting for, then you will see more people wanting something different and more willing to change.
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Reading through the threads I see that stupidity reigns yet. Most are agreeing that yes the community is arrogant. Yet, none of you seem to care! As long as this attitude prevails within the community there will be absolutely NO hope for linux becomming a main stream OS. Again and again I see the bigotry in the community. If it ain't linux it ain't worth your time.
I hate MS so much, but, MS HAS done a lot. They've taken the mystery out of computers for the common man. Most americans have a computer or access to one. Why? Because MS made it easy!
Now here is a better OS. Yet it is difficult for anyone not a techie. The new OS community says "We want to kill MS yet let's keep this OS too technical for the common user!"
As long you maintain that attitude you will never defeat or even compete with MS. Get a friggin clue people!
Get off your high horse and help make Linux usable by the common user!
Help support WINE! Help support KDE!
Help make it easier to migrate over to something BETTER!
If you're not part of the solution you are part of the problem!
Arrogance is for the close minded. And personally I really don't think this attitude is one that Linus T. envisioned.
Yes, Linux is much better than MS. But, on the flip side it is too difficult currently for a common user to use. Not enough apps to make it worth his/her worthwhile.
We have a lot of extreamely sharp people out there in the community. Let's take all the energy you are spouting off in stupidity and make some useful apps!
'Nough said and feel free to respond to me via email if you want to.
dman39@hotmail.com
LrdNomad
Ya know, a year ago I got hooked on /. I thought what a great place cool ppl etc....
But you ppl are about the most closed minded obnoxious jerks I've run across in a long long time.
"IF IT AIN'T LINUX, IT AIN'T COOL"
BS!
You ppl are as bad as Billy Boy. He uses MS to get control.. You ppl use LINUX and are just as bigotted.
If MS ports OFFICE over to LINUX Great! If not oh well. Who cares?
But think about this... Wouldn't more users be inclined to try LINUX if they had applications they are familiar with to work on?
Go ahead flame me... I've seen the worst you ppl can do and I am not impressed.
Impress me by making an Office Suite that would do everything MS office does w/o all the bugs and fat.
Go ahead... prove me wrong about my assumptions based on a year of reading what you ppl post.
P.S. And try to use language with more than four letters.....
IMHO one of the biggest problems being overlooked by everyone is the simple variable of the common consumer.
Even if Joe Blow has an option to get a machine with any OS he wants, he still MUST weigh application availability.
The common consumer will be looking at what is available to him/her in the market. Sadly you can go anywhere and all you will find is M$ compatiable software.
Yes, yes, I know you can get other applications, but finding them is not all that easy AND you still have to wait for them in the mail.
Most users will prefer to go to the store and buy it. That is because that will allow them to enjoy their purchase NOW. It's the state of our society. We have all gorwn up getting things NOW. Not later.
Even downloading is becoming more and more popular, because you can get it now.
When places like shareware.com and download.com amongst many start offering software for other OS's besides MAC and M$ as the majority, you won't find people rushing to a different OS.
Also, the commmon user will looking at their current investment of software. When you spend 50.00-over 100.00 for software you are more and more reluctant to go and purchase another 100.00 software that they need to relearn how to use.
When WINE is stable and truely does what they're shooting for, then you will see more people wanting something different and more willing to change.
All IMHO.
(I hate MS but it pays my bills.)