I repeatedly point out where to find the information about what hardware you have on your system (like in/proc). In that class, most people simply don't want to take the time to figure it all out, and rather than torture them I try not to force it. The information can't really be prepared ahead of time, either, to include in the course materials since we can't know what computers will be in the classroom--so I don't know exactly what every piece of hardware is in the system, myself, unless I take the time to go through it. Even if we've used the room before, we could end up in a situation like I did in one class where the computers had been replaced 2 weeks ago.
I'm sorry you didn't like the class.
I don't see why people:
1. Expect it to be that hard with everything in Linux.
2. Accept that Linux products should be difficult to use.
I can figure it out as well as the next, but I'm not going to spend an entire weekend getting one program to work unless I have a really good reason!
I appreciate your thoughtful responses.:) If it's for sale, I consider it a "finished product." I have little tolerance for the problem in the game industry in general where games go on sale when they are in a heavily unfinished state. I want Linux to succeed... coddling Linux companies as a reviewer is not going to help toward that!
The other 3 games were, let's see, Morrowind... and I'll be damned if I can remember the other 2. I have such a big pile of games on my desk right now because I was sorting through them to see what was on the list, that everything's all shuffled up.:) I hope to do a follow-up piece later with things more ironed out.
I actually don't tend to run into a lot of sexism in the Linux community. Typically, this community is far more about what you can do than who you are. However, with the ability to post as an Anonymous Cowards, there are a number of guys on./ who feel like some kind of Big Strong Man when they can think of something nasty to say about someone, and it's so easy to just bash on them for their gender if they're not a guy. One day they'll grow up and realize how pathetic it is... or they'll sit there in their old age saying "all chickz suck" because no one wants them. Either way... *shrug*
I never had a chance to figure out the slow rendering problem. I never got anything to run.
Later that day, I tried installing 3 more games that were all on the supported list. I got none of them to run. At all. In fact, one would install but then hang at 100% so that, in the end, the 30 minutes it took for it to place the files from the CD onto my hard drive were wasted... it never saw the program as installed since the install didn't finish.
I really like the people at TransGaming. I've hung out with them at conferences. But as a reviewer, it's my job to not pull any punches even when it's a company that I like.
I expected to get beat up since I panned a product. People get really personally invested in the stuff they like. I do love it when people insist I have no clue of what I'm doing, though! I really wonder what vibe I gave off to offend the fellow who says he saw me in person...;)
I wonder why so many people equate a friendly writing style with not knowing anything about Linux. I'll have to ask Marcel Gagne if he has the same problem.;)
Interesting, which conference would this be? I'll be at LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, you're welcome to come by the LinuxWorld Magazine booth and set up a time to see me. Then we can have a little chat about how little I know.;)
I find the typical gamer comment pretty funny since I'm pretty behind on my game knowledge, mostly because I don't own a gaming box like an Xbox, PlayStation, or whatever, and I don't use Windows for games!
Actually, I've done a lot of articles and interviews on Linux on the backend, talks with people like Ryan Gordon who do the Linux ports of many of the existing games that run natively, and Timothee Besset who does the Id Linux ports. Perhaps a bit of investigative journalism on your part might have noticed that.;) A good chunk of LinuxWorld Magazine in April was dedicated to all of this stuff.
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I repeatedly point out where to find the information about what hardware you have on your system (like in /proc). In that class, most people simply don't want to take the time to figure it all out, and rather than torture them I try not to force it. The information can't really be prepared ahead of time, either, to include in the course materials since we can't know what computers will be in the classroom--so I don't know exactly what every piece of hardware is in the system, myself, unless I take the time to go through it. Even if we've used the room before, we could end up in a situation like I did in one class where the computers had been replaced 2 weeks ago.
I'm sorry you didn't like the class.
I don't see why people: 1. Expect it to be that hard with everything in Linux. 2. Accept that Linux products should be difficult to use. I can figure it out as well as the next, but I'm not going to spend an entire weekend getting one program to work unless I have a really good reason!
I appreciate your thoughtful responses. :) If it's for sale, I consider it a "finished product." I have little tolerance for the problem in the game industry in general where games go on sale when they are in a heavily unfinished state. I want Linux to succeed ... coddling Linux companies as a reviewer is not going to help toward that!
The other 3 games were, let's see, Morrowind ... and I'll be damned if I can remember the other 2. I have such a big pile of games on my desk right now because I was sorting through them to see what was on the list, that everything's all shuffled up. :) I hope to do a follow-up piece later with things more ironed out.
I actually never said anything about ending up in tears. That was something added by whoever put the article in /.
Hmmm, I meant this to be a response to someone else. Apparently the many postings denigrating my intelligence are lowering my IQ. ;)
I actually don't tend to run into a lot of sexism in the Linux community. Typically, this community is far more about what you can do than who you are. However, with the ability to post as an Anonymous Cowards, there are a number of guys on ./ who feel like some kind of Big Strong Man when they can think of something nasty to say about someone, and it's so easy to just bash on them for their gender if they're not a guy. One day they'll grow up and realize how pathetic it is ... or they'll sit there in their old age saying "all chickz suck" because no one wants them. Either way ... *shrug*
I never had a chance to figure out the slow rendering problem. I never got anything to run. Later that day, I tried installing 3 more games that were all on the supported list. I got none of them to run. At all. In fact, one would install but then hang at 100% so that, in the end, the 30 minutes it took for it to place the files from the CD onto my hard drive were wasted ... it never saw the program as installed since the install didn't finish.
I really like the people at TransGaming. I've hung out with them at conferences. But as a reviewer, it's my job to not pull any punches even when it's a company that I like.
Actually, I teach too. ;)
I expected to get beat up since I panned a product. People get really personally invested in the stuff they like. I do love it when people insist I have no clue of what I'm doing, though! I really wonder what vibe I gave off to offend the fellow who says he saw me in person ... ;)
Your check is in the mail, Jon!
I wonder why so many people equate a friendly writing style with not knowing anything about Linux. I'll have to ask Marcel Gagne if he has the same problem. ;)
Interesting, which conference would this be? I'll be at LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, you're welcome to come by the LinuxWorld Magazine booth and set up a time to see me. Then we can have a little chat about how little I know. ;)
I find the typical gamer comment pretty funny since I'm pretty behind on my game knowledge, mostly because I don't own a gaming box like an Xbox, PlayStation, or whatever, and I don't use Windows for games!
Actually, I've done a lot of articles and interviews on Linux on the backend, talks with people like Ryan Gordon who do the Linux ports of many of the existing games that run natively, and Timothee Besset who does the Id Linux ports. Perhaps a bit of investigative journalism on your part might have noticed that. ;) A good chunk of LinuxWorld Magazine in April was dedicated to all of this stuff.