Thanks to seaken64 and others for proving that there are humans in the AntiX developer community, but useful contributions, especially from those not expert in software, cannot come from a few terse exchanges in a forum thread: they inevitably require both common background knowledge and insightful, often protracted discussion.Īs to what “information about your computer system” I could, or could have provided that would have expedited discussion, none of what’s been mentioned was relevant. The solution only required a commandline invocation instead of hours spent exploring a complex desktop and reading voluminous documentation, neither of which may have provided solutions even if prosecuted to the limit. It’s undoubtedly one of – perhaps the greatest – social achievement in the history of technology, especially as it’s been done without the supposedly essential motivations of wealth, fame, and a note in the history books.įrom the perspective of developers, my difficulty can certainly be seen as “a problem he created himself”. Don’t get me wrong: I’m exceedingly grateful for their efforts, and have always been in awe of what the FOSS community has accomplished. However, AntiX is not my life, as pet distros often are for their developers. > Please give more information about your computer system. The rest of the time I’ve found it better to get in and out before I’m attacked by a “vastly superior being”. On a few occasions I’ve encountered ordinary humans on Lx forums who allow for the distinctive knowledge and experience developed by the disparate but related disciplines of software and hardware, and the discussions that ensued were both enlightening and entertaining. After several early attempts to engage in useful discussions as a hardware engineer venturing into software territory that ended in belittlement and vilification, I soon decided to allow the “experts” their required sense of superiority and omniscience, and take part only as a lowly supplicant seeking wisdom from the divine, an attitude that has served me well and continues to this day. However, “geeks” generally tend to be not just proud of their tech knowledge and skills, but need to “prove” their superiority over any perceived competitor quite aggressively. I’ve always been willing to provide what input and assistance I can. > you need to give us something to work with. The Linux community has certainly changed in the two decades since I entered it. Hadn’t expected to be the target of so much bile just by asking a simple question.
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