Comment Re:This could be the future.. (Score 1) 59
Naughty geek, no biscuit.
Yes, learning an OS in and out and making the best possible use of it is a great thing. And there's nothing wrong with thumping your chest a little because of having that expertise. However, acting like a fan of an indie band who screams "Sellouts!" because that band managed to get a major-label record contract is laughable.
Some Linux-lovers seem to forget that Linux is a tool, not a secret society. Tools are made for people to use. It is not somehow *bad* for those "horrible, clueless users" to be able to use Linux. And it is not *good* for potential new users of a computer OS to be snarled at by self-important elitists who feel proprietary about that OS.
Eric the .5b
Yes, learning an OS in and out and making the best possible use of it is a great thing. And there's nothing wrong with thumping your chest a little because of having that expertise. However, acting like a fan of an indie band who screams "Sellouts!" because that band managed to get a major-label record contract is laughable.
Some Linux-lovers seem to forget that Linux is a tool, not a secret society. Tools are made for people to use. It is not somehow *bad* for those "horrible, clueless users" to be able to use Linux. And it is not *good* for potential new users of a computer OS to be snarled at by self-important elitists who feel proprietary about that OS.
Eric the
