The Linux Community Is Not -They-! DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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Bencze
I'm not sure if this is a language problem (you seem native) or you're angry with someone and this is a reaction video in fact. Feels like we're missing some context.
-They don't specify- - they do, the Linux community in this example. When you talk about a specific group of people that share a relevant common trait (for example they are linux developers, and/or users) you can't name everyone individually, hence grouping. And before you nitpick at the word developers, no I'm not referrign to some army of coding monkeys but people that develop, or affect significant portions ot Linux or its major libraries and packages (this includes for example companies that spend large amounts of money on Linux development). For example let's say I like flowers. However butthurt flowers would be by this generic statement the oversimplification is used so we don't have to waste years until we go through a listing of each flower species with you until we clarify which I like or not, for example because specifying that is not important in this example.
It's funny when people talk about how unconnected and democratic Linux community is - there are same hierarchies as elsewhere. There's Linus making the kernel, and there's one or a handful of people making the distros. All these groups have a leader or a handful of leaders and what they say, goes.
Also apparently you find it a good joke to follow standards? I don't know how well you know tech world but it's full of standards, luckily. The purpose of standards is so not everyone has to reinvent the wheel, which would be an enormous waste of resources, and it would make interoperability basically impossible. If software developers didn't follow standards we wouldn't have Internet for instance.
If this was just a rant video then I apologize for trying to actually address it.
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I'm not sure if this is a language problem (you seem native) or you're angry with someone and this is a reaction video in fact. Feels like we're missing some context.
-They don't specify- - they do, the Linux community in this example. When you talk about a specific group of people that share a relevant common trait (for example they are linux developers, and/or users) you can't name everyone individually, hence grouping. And before you nitpick at the word developers, no I'm not referrign to some army of coding monkeys but people that develop, or affect significant portions ot Linux or its major libraries and packages (this includes for example companies that spend large amounts of money on Linux development). For example let's say I like flowers. However butthurt flowers would be by this generic statement the oversimplification is used so we don't have to waste years until we go through a listing of each flower species with you until we clarify which I like or not, for example because specifying that is not important in this example.
It's funny when people talk about how unconnected and democratic Linux community is - there are same hierarchies as elsewhere. There's Linus making the kernel, and there's one or a handful of people making the distros. All these groups have a leader or a handful of leaders and what they say, goes.
Also apparently you find it a good joke to follow standards? I don't know how well you know tech world but it's full of standards, luckily. The purpose of standards is so not everyone has to reinvent the wheel, which would be an enormous waste of resources, and it would make interoperability basically impossible. If software developers didn't follow standards we wouldn't have Internet for instance.
If this was just a rant video then I apologize for trying to actually address it.
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Shutdown
Two thumbs up video. I agree with you when it comes to Linux and Opensource. But another off topic I will go, a fork in the road of thought, imagine you work for a company, say an airline, let's say with 15,000 plus pilots, my point is without standardization and organizational disciplines, checklist principles, none of those pilots would be able to fly together or effectively run a safe operation. Having a standardization for Linux is not a bad thing. There is a place for stability. I think you under estimate Linux and the future capabilities coming down the road. The adaptability of Linux to different hardware and platforms. Testing is another area.. Almost endless!
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Two thumbs up video. I agree with you when it comes to Linux and Opensource. But another off topic I will go, a fork in the road of thought, imagine you work for a company, say an airline, let's say with 15,000 plus pilots, my point is without standardization and organizational disciplines, checklist principles, none of those pilots would be able to fly together or effectively run a safe operation. Having a standardization for Linux is not a bad thing. There is a place for stability. I think you under estimate Linux and the future capabilities coming down the road. The adaptability of Linux to different hardware and platforms. Testing is another area.. Almost endless!
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the8thark
HI,
I see you have put up a few - how to install Arch videos. That is vert nice and I thank you for that.
However what I think the community would appreciate is a video on the next step. As in - What can you do with Arch after installation.
What can you do with Arch that other distros can't do? Also why to use Arch, but not based on it's core features, more based on the practical things you can do with Arch.
When people see - Hey I can do this or that with Arch, what else can I do with Arch and that is when they will start experimenting.
Also finally, what day to day tasks does Arch excel at and why?
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HI,
I see you have put up a few - how to install Arch videos. That is vert nice and I thank you for that.
However what I think the community would appreciate is a video on the next step. As in - What can you do with Arch after installation.
What can you do with Arch that other distros can't do? Also why to use Arch, but not based on it's core features, more based on the practical things you can do with Arch.
When people see - Hey I can do this or that with Arch, what else can I do with Arch and that is when they will start experimenting.
Also finally, what day to day tasks does Arch excel at and why?
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smooth
Linux represents freedom and inidividuality, because of that linux users will always be the minority. Linux users are truly individuals when it c0mes to their choice of software and operating systems. it-s the variety and diversity of the whole linux world that Im drawn too! It has a great community of enthusiasts and linux users and lovers. Long live linux
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Linux represents freedom and inidividuality, because of that linux users will always be the minority. Linux users are truly individuals when it c0mes to their choice of software and operating systems. it-s the variety and diversity of the whole linux world that Im drawn too! It has a great community of enthusiasts and linux users and lovers. Long live linux
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KLC
-DistroTube If we knew -THEY- by individual names then we would not use -THEY-. We, Linux Users want to know each person's name that develops Linux Distros, Apps, Applets, Desklets, Exts, and other things of Linux. As -THEY- say in the Military, -NAME, RANK, & SERIAL NUMBER-. Who are -THEY-? -US want to know. This information is unpublished about -THEM-.
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-DistroTube If we knew -THEY- by individual names then we would not use -THEY-. We, Linux Users want to know each person's name that develops Linux Distros, Apps, Applets, Desklets, Exts, and other things of Linux. As -THEY- say in the Military, -NAME, RANK, & SERIAL NUMBER-. Who are -THEY-? -US want to know. This information is unpublished about -THEM-.
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markodjordjevic
Thank you for addressing this issue, it is even more evident when -They- are talking about Wikipedia where barrier to entry is much lower - just edit the page if you know it is not correct. I try to explain it is -we- not -them-, since it is -our wikipedia- not -their wikipedia-.
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Thank you for addressing this issue, it is even more evident when -They- are talking about Wikipedia where barrier to entry is much lower - just edit the page if you know it is not correct. I try to explain it is -we- not -them-, since it is -our wikipedia- not -their wikipedia-.
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Sven
Open standards are great for some things (like iso 9660 and it's expansions, or red book audio) but not when they just attempt to restrict freedom of choice without some common agreed upon goal.
Increased interoperability is one such goal I usually find acceptable.
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Open standards are great for some things (like iso 9660 and it's expansions, or red book audio) but not when they just attempt to restrict freedom of choice without some common agreed upon goal.
Increased interoperability is one such goal I usually find acceptable.
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Brack
For you, the -They- are the producers of proprietary software. For Linux, isnt the -They- the developers of all the different distros? Each distro has their own group of people determining how their product will be developed and distributed.
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For you, the -They- are the producers of proprietary software. For Linux, isnt the -They- the developers of all the different distros? Each distro has their own group of people determining how their product will be developed and distributed.
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Slim
I'm glad that Linux is mixed up, otherwise Linux would be boring, especially if I have to use Thunar file manager all the time, instead of Nemo as default. Linux is all about freedom and it will always be. People want it to be Windows. Why?
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I'm glad that Linux is mixed up, otherwise Linux would be boring, especially if I have to use Thunar file manager all the time, instead of Nemo as default. Linux is all about freedom and it will always be. People want it to be Windows. Why?
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Heck
I agree whole-heartedly. Especially when people argue that an OS is somehow socialist. I tend to think, -well man I have choices, and you are parroting for something you can't even see. It's ridiculous.
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I agree whole-heartedly. Especially when people argue that an OS is somehow socialist. I tend to think, -well man I have choices, and you are parroting for something you can't even see. It's ridiculous.
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