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Instead of senseless downvotes, how about some comments instead? Dragonfly isn't Linux, it is a BSD, therefore the OP is comparing apples to oranges. If you dis
by mdekkers 9y ago
Instead of senseless downvotes, how about some comments instead? Dragonfly isn't Linux, it is a BSD, therefore the OP is comparing apples to oranges. If you disagree, say why, don't just hit the downvotes. HN is rapidly becoming the Reddit for technosnobs.
- seeekr 9y agoI would guess that both of you received downvotes because both comments failed to provide any explanation for the view expressed. I think it's good practice on HN to briefly introduce a technology where it's safe to assume that a majority are not very likely to be familiar with it, so that the comment becomes meaningful on its own. If you had stated: "You are comparing apples to oranges here because Dragonfly only exists on BSD, not on Linux, and as such may not be a viable choice for most users." I think you would have received no or substantially fewer downvotes. If you then had in addition to that provided a quick explanation (or more) of what "Dragonfly" is, you would have gotten upvotes instead, because that would have taught a number of us something we did not know yet.
- jnbiche 9y agoI didn't downvote, but like the adjacent comment, I'm guessing you are being downvoted because you left a short, pithy, two-word comment without any explanation or justification as to why the two are apples and oranges. HN has always been like this, at least in the 7+ years I've been on here. Short, one-word or two-word comments are generally not appreciated. People on HN like substantive comments.