On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 3:55 AM, Volker A. Brandt <v...@bb-c.de> wrote:
> > > Hmmm... I don't think a Linux user can be "really dumb". He/she would > not run Linux, but a certain other system. :-) My mother just ordered a netbook that came with ubuntu. She can barely handle turning a system on. So there most definitely are "really dumb" linux users. Not to say she isn't an intelligent person, but she definitely is a "dumb user" (SORRY MOM!). > > > > 2) The trolls. They are a small group but very active with publishing > > their "opinion" in the net. > > Do we really need or like to suport them? > > > > 3) The educated/smart Linux users. They know about the differences > > and they are able to decide whether they like to use the Solaris > > tools with full Solaris feature support by default or whether > > their default PATH should habe /usr/gnu/bin first. > > So why by default put /usr/gnu/bin in front for them? > > I think only the third group of people are really interested in > trying out Solaris/OpenSolaris. So it's really a toss-up: Linux > types can be expected to fix up their path; so can we Solaris types. > > But as others have rightly pointed out this discussion should really > take place on some advocacy list. > Of course, but it does help to generate some discussion within the various projects full of people who don't subscribe or really care about the advocacy list but are directly affected by their decisions. It's far easier for someone to say "here, look at this discussion" than to say "I promise, there's a bunch of people who really want this, they just don't subscribe to this list". --Tim
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