Problems with the open source community

tikat · 12-04-2003, 06:39 PM

I remember asking stupid questions about DOS and Windows when I was a kid. Some of the experts were friendly, helpful and inexplicably patient; others were hostile and hateful. The best of them pointed me towards good books instead of answering.

I think the range of responses is a human phenomenon rather than an 'open source', 'geek' or 'Linux' phenomenon. The same range probably occurs in other fields.

Edit: P.S. to H.P.: Yes, the SlashDot forums are a pit of shame and despair. You could probably fit the other Ultima dungeons in there, too.

12-04-2003, 06:39 PM	#6
tikat Paramour of Paradigm Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 42	I remember asking stupid questions about DOS and Windows when I was a kid. Some of the experts were friendly, helpful and inexplicably patient; others were hostile and hateful. The best of them pointed me towards good books instead of answering. I think the range of responses is a human phenomenon rather than an 'open source', 'geek' or 'Linux' phenomenon. The same range probably occurs in other fields. Edit: P.S. to H.P.: Yes, the SlashDot forums are a pit of shame and despair. You could probably fit the other Ultima dungeons in there, too. Last edited by tikat; 12-04-2003 at 06:41 PM.

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