My response was sort of a head nod to the question you asked ("Whatever happened to free software"?). Imagine me head nodding, then launching into that story: in other words, agreeing with you that something has indeed happened to it (or else was wrong with it from the get-go; not sure which) and that was why I got out. And after reading comments like the ones witnessed above, am still glad I did.
As one of the more sarcastic people on the planet it might seem odd for me, of all people, to complain about others being sarcastic, but in any serious community where serious people ask serious questions and want to have serious, enlightening, respectful discussions only to get sarcasm and dismissive attitudes in return, it seems important to mention that the negative vibe is unwelcoming and one of the things that "happened" to FOSS that slowly but surely is killing it. People like Mark are literally the ringleaders of such attitudes, which turns more multitudes away than him and others will ever know, and I thought I should mention that, since he came in dripping sarcasm and turned a serious discussion into a three ring circus rife with trolls and name-calling.
With that out of the way, I've used a Nokia Lumia running Win 8 for almost a year now. Before that I used an Android Fuel for a while. Before that I used a bigger, better Android flavor (I forget which; the phone was pretty great for a low-end model but for some reason I hated it, so I sold it on eBay last winter for a few bucks). Before that I used an Android Optimus Q. I'm planning on using Win 10 Mobile once it rolls out in December, and I've been flirting with the idea of running 10 Preview before then, but maybe not. I've had bad luck with all the Win 10 phone builds, so far.
I've never used iOS. The last Apple-anything I used was back in high school. I don't like Win 10's disregard for privacy, but once the final retail versions roll out I plan on hardening off phone and laptop against every possible privacy leak (I know I'll never get it exactly right because MS will always stay a step ahead of us on that, but I'll deal with it, somehow). 'Til then, I'm just rolling with things pretty much as they are.
Re: Would like some help picking those toys up?
My response was sort of a head nod to the question you asked ("Whatever happened to free software"?). Imagine me head nodding, then launching into that story: in other words, agreeing with you that something has indeed happened to it (or else was wrong with it from the get-go; not sure which) and that was why I got out. And after reading comments like the ones witnessed above, am still glad I did.
As one of the more sarcastic people on the planet it might seem odd for me, of all people, to complain about others being sarcastic, but in any serious community where serious people ask serious questions and want to have serious, enlightening, respectful discussions only to get sarcasm and dismissive attitudes in return, it seems important to mention that the negative vibe is unwelcoming and one of the things that "happened" to FOSS that slowly but surely is killing it. People like Mark are literally the ringleaders of such attitudes, which turns more multitudes away than him and others will ever know, and I thought I should mention that, since he came in dripping sarcasm and turned a serious discussion into a three ring circus rife with trolls and name-calling.
With that out of the way, I've used a Nokia Lumia running Win 8 for almost a year now. Before that I used an Android Fuel for a while. Before that I used a bigger, better Android flavor (I forget which; the phone was pretty great for a low-end model but for some reason I hated it, so I sold it on eBay last winter for a few bucks). Before that I used an Android Optimus Q. I'm planning on using Win 10 Mobile once it rolls out in December, and I've been flirting with the idea of running 10 Preview before then, but maybe not. I've had bad luck with all the Win 10 phone builds, so far.
I've never used iOS. The last Apple-anything I used was back in high school. I don't like Win 10's disregard for privacy, but once the final retail versions roll out I plan on hardening off phone and laptop against every possible privacy leak (I know I'll never get it exactly right because MS will always stay a step ahead of us on that, but I'll deal with it, somehow). 'Til then, I'm just rolling with things pretty much as they are.