I cannot join in with the Linux community because of you people. You're just *too awful*. Instead of accepting that this stuff happens and it's bad, you childishly nerdsnort and start writing Microsoft with a dollar sign instead of an S, acting as if this stuff is some amazing manifestation of idiocy rather than a likely consequence of using a mainstream OS developed with time and budgetary constraints. It's going to have stupid bugs. Get the fuck over it.
I would like to join in with the Linux community, but all I ever hear is this pathetic nyerr-nyerr-nyerr garbage.
If you want to attract intelligent, grown-up people to Linux you need to stop doing certain things.
1) Don't act as if users of other operating systems are less intelligent than you. It turns out that Linux-advocacy isn't the entire world, and that leaders in different fields (or even this one!) might be using Windows. They're not "lusers", they just have priorities different from your own.
2) Don't act as if Linux hasn't had equally stupid stuff happen to it. Yes, it's a different process altogether, and I would dare say that bugs are less likely due to its open source nature, but they still happen. One that I can remember off the top of my head is Debian's guessable SSL keys.
3) Try—for ten minutes—to give the impression that half of your time isn't devoted to bashing an OS you believe is irrelevant.
4) For good measure try cutting out the xkcd worship and meme-spouting. We might be able to relate to you people if you acted as if you weren't cut from the same distasteful mold.
>>4
I think he has us confused with /g/ as this troll is just too blatant to be funny.
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Anonymous2009-09-08 13:45
Hi. I'm an adult. I work as a software engineer.
I cannot join in with the Windows community because of you people. You're just *too awful*. Instead of accepting that this stuff happens and it's bad, you childishly nerdsnort and start writing Linux with "shit" instead of "ux", acting as if this stuff is some amazing manifestation of idiocy rather than a likely consequence of using a mainstream OS developed with time and budgetary constraints. It's going to have stupid bugs. Get the fuck over it.
I would not like to join in with the Windows community, all I ever hear is this pathetic nyerr-nyerr-nyerr garbage.
If you want to attract intelligent, grown-up people to Windows you need to stop doing certain things.
1) Don't act as if users of other operating systems are less intelligent than you. It turns out that Windows-advocacy isn't the entire world, and that leaders in different fields (or even this one!) might be using Linux. They're not "wusers", they just have priorities different from your own.
2) Don't act as if Windows hasn't had equally stupid stuff happen to it. Yes, it's a different process altogether, and I would dare say that bugs are less likely due to its open source nature, but they still happen. One that I can remember off the top of my head is Vista and Windows 7's remote BSOD.
3) Try—for ten minutes—to give the impression that half of your time isn't devoted to bashing an OS you believe is irrelevant.
4) For good measure try cutting out the MSDN worship and meme-spouting. We might be able to relate to you people if you acted as if you weren't cut from the same distasteful mold.
>>7
Same here. I even expand it's use in the ENTERPRISE, where appropriate.
As a sysadmin of 7 plus years I can tell you conclusively that all OS' suck; they just suck in different ways. Use the one that sucks least for the task at hand.
I'm a Lunix hacker, and I like to call Windows MS-DOS, even though 'Windows' is a more accurate term. I also enjoy jokes like 'Windoze' or 'Micro$oft'. Ha ha, proprietary software, developed by a team of people whose motivation is getting money for job well done rather that the simple hate for Micro$oft and desire to make OpenOffice a free version of M$ Office.
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Anonymous2009-09-08 17:07
Then use *BSD instead. Linux people do what they do because they hate Microsoft. We do what we do because we love Unix.
-Theo de Raadt, founder of the OpenBSD project
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Anonymous2009-09-08 17:16
LOL @ Theo de Raadt
When one or two people call you an asshole, well, maybe it's them or they're having a bad day. When the entire world calls you an asshole, well, maybe they have a point. Such is Theo de Raadt widely held to be.
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Anonymous2009-09-08 17:20
>>18
He's our (BSD's) version of RMS.
That doesn't invalidate the quote though. You're still much less likely to hear a BSD user whine like a little baby about how evil Microsoft is than a Linux user.
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Anonymous2009-09-08 17:23
>>19
and if you do hear a bsd user whining like that, it's probably theo. he's the only bsd user who thinks windows and linux have any chance of competing with real operating systems.
>>19
The comparison to RMS is a good one, as they are both complete asshats, but they do have some valid points. I rather enjoyed the talk he gave on the OpenBSD release cycle
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Anonymous2009-10-06 19:28
i'm a mac and what is this?
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Anonymous2009-10-06 19:47
Hi. I'm an adult. I work as a software engineer.
I cannot join in with the Mac community because of you people. You're just *too awful*. Instead of accepting that this stuff happens and it's bad, you childishly nerdsnort and start writing Microsoft with a dollar sign instead of an S, acting as if this stuff is some amazing manifestation of idiocy rather than a likely consequence of using a mainstream OS developed with time and budgetary constraints. It's going to have stupid bugs. Get the fuck over it.
I would like to join in with the Mac community, but all I ever hear is this pathetic nyerr-nyerr-nyerr garbage.
If you want to attract intelligent, grown-up people to Macs you need to stop doing certain things.
1) Don't act as if users of other operating systems are less intelligent than you. It turns out that Mac-advocacy isn't the entire world, and that leaders in different fields (or even this one!) might be using Windows. They're not "lusers", they just have priorities different from your own.
2) Don't act as if Macs hasn't had equally stupid stuff happen to it. Yes, it's a different process altogether, and I would dare say that bugs are less likely due to its open source nature, but they still happen. One that I can remember off the top of my head is Mac's guessable root password ("iwantstevejobscock").
3) Try—for ten minutes—to give the impression that half of your time isn't devoted to bashing an OS you believe is irrelevant.
4) For good measure try cutting out the xkcd worship and meme-spouting. We might be able to relate to you people if you acted as if you weren't cut from the same distasteful mold.
ITT: Script-kiddies who think Linux is a skill (much like Haskell "programmers", quotes needed to express sarcasm) which will ever be as profitable as M$ to support.
Think about this for a god damn second: something happens to someone's Linux box that needs a good fixin...fuck it they use Linux. Therefore, treat them like shit on message boards from which they ask for help or (usually) they are be able to fix it themselves...afterall if they can understand Linux in the first place they can probably fix it themselves. No support needed its either free and useless help (message boards) or they already support it themselves.
On the other hand. Billions of people use M$ Win"doze" and they all break at some point or another. And they are "too busy" working at the McDonalds or selling their ass for money to fix or attempt to learn to fix it. That's when I go in and charge 40-200$ an hour depending on the audience (40=friend, 60=friend-of a friend, 100=stranger, 200=enterprise) to fix the problem in an hour and bill them for ten (obviously mostly for enterprise). And you know what?? The fuckers pay it because you fixed a problem they couldn't and it would have cost them 10x what they paid you to fix it themselves.
That's what this issue is really about: support. Linuxfags are too fucking stupid and idealistic to understand the fucking truth of life: SEX, MONEY and maybe shitting are life's 3 only luxuries. We know you fagots don't get sex, and you probably can't shit right from all the anal intercourse in the missionary position you partake in receiving.
FUCK ITS SIMPLE ECONOMICS, PEOPLE. SUPPLY vs DEMAND.
Linux: Infinite supply, no demand.
Windows: Supply controlled, high demand (like diamonds).
Mac: Overpriced Linux. Economically, a stupid choice for non-media people.
Now get the fuck off your about-to-drop-out-of-college or unbelievably-socially-awkward asses and learn2business.
//Rant.
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Anonymous2009-10-07 0:59
>>24
But you can't see Windows code. How am I going to get self-confidence if I don't have mounds of code that I can feel is my own? Write my own?Fuck you, I only write code in a REPL on my Haskell interpreter.
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Anonymous2009-10-07 4:04
>>25
how can you possibly feel like code is your own without writing it yourself?
Well, that's actually true, that linux trolls appear to be even worse than windows ones. But still, it **is** possible to find normal linux users. Imagine that you will judge all the communities by jugding the trolls of /g/. Stupid, eh?
Linux users are about as whiny and prone to spread drama as furfags. I speak from experience.
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Anonymous2009-10-07 12:52
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
Your wrong: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
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Anonymous2009-10-07 12:52
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU wrong quote but you know what i mean ;)
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Anonymous2009-10-07 13:19
This thread makes my head hurt.
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Anonymous2009-10-07 16:00
Linux users are about as whiny and prone to spread drama as furfags. I speak from experience.
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Anonymous2009-10-07 16:39
Your wrong: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
Your wrong: To crush you're enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of they're women.