People like Mark are why I got out. I don't talk much about it because a lot of my DW RL is either involved in the FOSS community or else enthusiastically supports it and I'm not against doing either, but the FOSS communities I was a part of were so full of unhelpful, unsupportive, snotty, downright mean people who think they're God and need serious attitude adjustments that after a year or two of futzing around on Ubuntu/Linux variants of many stripes I couldn't take it anymore (and I'm not talking about what I went through, as I endured very little abuse: I'm talking about what others went through). Sometimes it's like a solid wall of cliquishness and sarcasm and I'm not even sure which part of that is worse, but Mark has the sarcasm part down pat, and as usual, it's not helpful.
I can more than understand - even empathize - with why the general public sticks with Windows on their computers and Android on their phones. No one deserves to be treated as poorly as some open source groups (or at the least, some of the people within those groups) will treat you.
Re: Would like some help picking those toys up?
People like Mark are why I got out. I don't talk much about it because a lot of my DW RL is either involved in the FOSS community or else enthusiastically supports it and I'm not against doing either, but the FOSS communities I was a part of were so full of unhelpful, unsupportive, snotty, downright mean people who think they're God and need serious attitude adjustments that after a year or two of futzing around on Ubuntu/Linux variants of many stripes I couldn't take it anymore (and I'm not talking about what I went through, as I endured very little abuse: I'm talking about what others went through). Sometimes it's like a solid wall of cliquishness and sarcasm and I'm not even sure which part of that is worse, but Mark has the sarcasm part down pat, and as usual, it's not helpful.
I can more than understand - even empathize - with why the general public sticks with Windows on their computers and Android on their phones. No one deserves to be treated as poorly as some open source groups (or at the least, some of the people within those groups) will treat you.