Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:18:33 -0800 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> Cc: thomas.uhrfelt@plymovent.se, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Get used to it. Message-ID: <200003221618.IAA00950@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:23:25 CST." <00032208000803.01108@nomad.dataplex.net>
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Please read my comments on -chat. From an amateur psychologist's it might be some food for thought. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/DEC Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC In message <00032208000803.01108@nomad.dataplex.net>, Richard Wackerbarth write s: > On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Thomas Uhrfelt wrote: > > And yes I know some > > answers in the past been more than a little unfriendly, but I don't blame > > them. I can take a GO RTFM answer > Yes, but that is only because you are knowledgable of the culture. > As computers have gotten bigger and faster, the OS has become much more > complicated. The learning curve is huge. Even after decades, I don't pretend > to > know how many parts of it work. I am quite happy to treat those parts as "bla > ck > boxes" unless I need to tweek them. > > > I feel like this: - if I want to use "their" software to run "my" system .. > > That's the fundamental problem -- an "us" and "them" attitude. > Until it becomes an "our" attitude, the schism will continue to limit the > "community". > > > I get better support from the FreeBSD community that I do from $10K > > support contracts. > > Yes, the real value is in the COMMUNITY. > > > I belive it has already broken out of the developers sandbox. And I don't > > think it's a wish from the current general FreeBSD population that we > > should attract more first-timers in masses. I could be wrong on this one I > > know .. but it's still my impression. > > We need to work toward developing a "knowledge ladder". By chopping off the > bottom rungs, you guarantee that, in the long run, the community will wither. > > When it finally comes down to the bottom line, a growing community with > "acceptable" technology will beat out the "elitist niche" even though they ha > ve > superior technology. > > > This is very true indeed, but I don't want those changes in the system .. I > > > want updates in the handbook and the FAQ. > Beef up the suspension on every vehicle rather than straightening and paving > the road :-) > > > I don't feel comfortable with a oneclick > > checkbox doing multiple operations. FreeBSD forces me to think each step > > though > "One click" solutions save a lot of time... > if, and it's a big IF, > 1) The developer of the button really designs it correctly > 2) There is an over-ride so that it is not the only option. > > > and this in the end will save me a lot of headaches. > Only if you are ever able to get started. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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