Re:It doesn't matter... And here's why. (Score 1)

Free Software is an exclusive thing. It's exclusive similar to the way that much of the art world is exclusive.

Oh. The art world is exclusive because artists are a bunch of elitists?

They are excluded from understanding/appreciating the piece (or the movement), ie THEY WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND OR APPRECIATE IT.

Why would they understand it when an honest question gets one honest response and fifty more that say "RTFM!"?

Maybe what you really mean to say is that "they" won't understand or appreciate it because the people central to "the movement" won't let them. Or are personally offensive. Or are snobs. Or are basically the same kind of people that promote and produce closed-source software, just with less money.

[...]but these people just aren't worth expending our energy trying to bring into the fold.

What an amazingly thoughtful and open-minded position to have. Quick, let me rush out and tell all of my friends that they too can be ignored by open-source bigots!

And people wonder why open-source companies and advocates have to work so hard to convince potential customers to use their products.