[olug] Article: Linux Snobs: Real Barriers to Entry

[John Moran]

Someone posted a link to a "Unix Specialist" job description here
about two years ago...

<snip>
Here's a tip:  next time you're using Linux, and you're stuck on a
problem and don't know what to do, don't go to one of the online Linux
forums and say "Hey, can you guys help me with this?" because I'm
telling you it ain't gonna happen.  What you need to do is go on and
say "Hey!  Linux is a pile of crap because it can't do this!" and
you'll have people falling over themselves to get in there and prove
you wrong with about a million different solutions for doing that one
thing.  That's a little tip I'm giving you for free
</snip>

On 4/20/06, Will Langford <unfies at gmail.com> wrote:
> Snobiness is way beyond just introducing people to linux.
>
> Back in 98 I started with some umsdos linux distro's and slackware... had
> some friends get me introduced to everything (although, honestly, it was
> pretty straight forward (even partitioning things)).
>
> Over the last couple years I've had some questions reguarding postgres and
> dhcpd, and have hit very 'leetist mentalities. My response to those
> attitudes ? Disreguard my problems and not attempt to use the functionality
> I was aiming for that was claimed to be supported.  A bit annoying.  Also,
> ever try to talk to a gcc zealot ?
>
> Granted, the postgres attitude came from some end users on IRC rather than
> the developers themselves, but... I was in no mood to put up with 13 year
> old attitudes.
>
> -Will
>
>
> On 4/20/06, Tim OBrien <IrishMASMS at olug.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Another /. story pertinent to my experiences here in Vegas titled 'Linux
> > Snobs, The Real Barriers to Entry' on reallylinux.com.
> >
> > The slashdot thread, which has some good commentary on the
> > situation/article:
> > http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/04/19/1235227
> >
> > The article on reallylinux.com:
> > http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/snobsoped.shtml
> >
> >
> > Just remember where we were when we first started, and do not just give
> > the user the asnwer but give them guidance on how to find the answer.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Timothy "Irish" O'Brien
> > Previous Publicity & Social activities chairperson
> > Omaha Linux User's Group (OLUG)
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > A: No.
> > Q: Should I include e-mail quotations after my reply?
> > =====================================================
> > An often repeated quote on news.admin.net-abuse.email:
> > <I>
> > "Spam is not about content, it is about consent".
> > </i>
> > --------------------------------
> > Microsoft: Where do you want to go today?
> > Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow?
> > FreeBSD: Are you guys coming or what?
> >
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