On 10/05/2012 11:56 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Wed, 2012-10-03 at 15:07 +0300, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: >> And... Debian is notorious for mistreating newcomers! I have had a >> friend swear to never ask a question on Debian forums again, after the >> reply to his first question. > > I agree that Linux communities are notorious for mistreating one member > by another member. Debian and Ubuntu mailing lists are the less rough > Linux communities I know. It's much harder on other Linux lists. I never > noticed censorship or a few people that claim to speak for most people > on Debian and Ubuntu lists. Forums usually are less good than mailing > lists.
Yes, sure. I am not sure how this fits with the rest of the gnu/linux "ideology", which is about freedom and community. I think the problem is exacerbated by the nature of internet communication, where it is both easier to be rude, and easier to misunderstand and be offended by the tone of another's message. Imho, many of the "rude" people would be quite gentle and timid, if you met them in person. > YMMV, > Ralf > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50759e58.9070...@gmail.com
