On 31/12/16 14:56, Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> Hi David:
>
> Um. You should address your remarks to the OP, and not me.
>
> That said, I also think you should seriously consider reducing the
> amplitude of your remarks if you want to be an effective advocate for
> free software.
>
> I run Debian Jessie myself and I have been exclusively using Linux
> since 1996 (aside from some dabbling with Wine). But I would frankly
> be annoyed by your "move to Linux if you want to get anything done"
> tone if I were a Microsoft Windows user. Wouldn't you be annoyed if
> someone said "Move to Microsoft Windows if you wanted to get anything
> done"? Everybody has the freedom to use any platform they like. If
> it is right for their needs, then it is right.
>
> Where I am coming from is I believe Microsoft Windows is a fine
> ecosystem to populate with free (as in freedom) software. So I think
> it is great that Cygwin and MinGW-w64/MSYS2 are helping so much with
> that effort. Furthermore, I am interested in both platforms because
> some of my fellow PLplot developers with access to computers with the
> Microsoft Windows OS, have been able to build and thoroughly test a
> powerful version of PLplot both on the Cygwin and MinGW-w64/MSYS2
> platforms, and it might turn out at some stage that they will help in
> the packaging effort for PLplot on both those platforms.
>
> Alan
Don't worry Alan, I had already ignored the previous email for exactly
the reasons you outlined - basically it was rude and ignorant.
There is no way I can get an up to date Linux running at Uni, I myself
run Gentoo on my home machines primarily and Win7 secondly, the IT mob
couldn't run a piss up in a brewery. The portable environment also
allows the students to have everything in a self contained package. In
fact the feedback I've gotten from students is that they love it for
this reason.
As to being a masochist, yes I am a flat water marathon kayaker and I
race bicycles, but in what I'm doing with this environment is actually
enjoyable. I've learnt a lot about the underpinnings of the Linux
environment, via customising bash scripts etc. As to the suggestion to
install about a bazillion different disto's to get a single man file,
which was sitting on my Gentoo box, yeaaahhhh right!!!
Regards,
Andrew
p.s. Is there a reason that on this list, and only this list, that when
someone replies to an email, I receive an email that is addressed to the
initial poster and the list is cc'd? In a similar situation on every
other list I'm on, I will receive an email that is addressed to the list
only. I hit reply and it goes to the list. On this list if I hit reply,
the email only goes to the one person, I need Reply All to get the list
as well. Thoughts?
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