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Interesting project, will try this out. Just wondering, why is that important that the OS is from Switzerland? Does it help that much in their marketing or doe

Interesting project, will try this out. Just wondering, why is that important that the OS is from Switzerland? Does it help that much in their marketing or does it matter? Also, from the practical proint of view, what does it matter for the opensource project to be originating from specific country? Don't they accept PRs from outside Switzerland or what?

pizza 5y ago
Now I’m wondering why you asked that question without also offering up where you are posting from, for greater context and information in communication :^)
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
  A distro needs a lot more trust than a comment.
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  You're confused why the person who thinks location is unimportant didn't say their location? I don't get it. Is there a joke flying over my head here?
FpUser 5y ago
>"Just wondering, why is that important that the OS is from Switzerland" Maybe because people who posted feel this way. They do not need anyone's approval for that.
- jaclaz 5y ago
  At least here (Italy) the attibute "svizzero" (swiss), used in sentences like "it works like a swiss clock" or "like a swiss railway" or even only as "swiss precision" or "swiss timetable" is a synonim of punctuality, exactness, reliability (and also means, but this is digressing, somewhat boring).
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  At best, "maybe they felt that way" is a terrible answer. But the question was why is it important. Your answer isn't even for the question they asked!
  - FpUser 5y ago
    >At best, "maybe they felt that way" is a terrible answer. I actually found the question rather terrible and rhetoric at best. And I think my answer is right on mark.
    - Dylan16807 5y ago
      You didn't answer the actual question though. I believe you saw an implication that 'Swiss' shouldn't be there. Then you reacted to that implication, by saying they can put 'Swiss' there if they feel like it. Is my understanding correct? The problem is, while you responded to that implication, you skipped responding to the actual question. The question was what motivated putting 'Swiss' there. It might be something as simple as 'national pride', or it might be more complicated. And personally I think it's at least reasonable to ask. I understand a desire to address an implication you dislike, to call it bad rhetoric or whatever, and to say the actual question isn't worth touching. But, like, the HN guidelines specifically say you should respond to the strongest interpretation of the post you're replying to. The strongest interpretation is that "Why is that important that the OS is from Switzerland?" is a real question, and the answer could actually matter. If you completely ignore the text of a valid question in an attempt to address the subtext, you're not "right on mark".
      - FpUser 5y ago
        >"The strongest interpretation is ..." 1) this is your strongest interpretation. Mine is different. 2) I do not consult law book every time I brush my teeth. They'll survive me doing it wrong way
yissp 5y ago
It works for watches and chocolate, apparently.
- cookiengineer 5y ago
  And not for email anymore...
hungryforcodes 5y ago
Gives it some personality, finally. Most open source projects totally lack that.
- SyzygistSix 5y ago
  Yeah! I remember PeppermintOS, another lightweight distro, was developed locally, for the most part. I used that for a long time. Apparently it's still a thing but I think the developers are now in many different places. I'll have to check it out again now that Mint has broken for me.

pizza 5y ago

Now I’m wondering why you asked that question without also offering up where you are posting from, for greater context and information in communication :^)

yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
A distro needs a lot more trust than a comment.
Dylan16807 5y ago
You're confused why the person who thinks location is unimportant didn't say their location? I don't get it. Is there a joke flying over my head here?

FpUser 5y ago

>"Just wondering, why is that important that the OS is from Switzerland" Maybe because people who posted feel this way. They do not need anyone's approval for that.

jaclaz 5y ago
At least here (Italy) the attibute "svizzero" (swiss), used in sentences like "it works like a swiss clock" or "like a swiss railway" or even only as "swiss precision" or "swiss timetable" is a synonim of punctuality, exactness, reliability (and also means, but this is digressing, somewhat boring).
Dylan16807 5y ago
At best, "maybe they felt that way" is a terrible answer. But the question was why is it important. Your answer isn't even for the question they asked!
- FpUser 5y ago
  >At best, "maybe they felt that way" is a terrible answer. I actually found the question rather terrible and rhetoric at best. And I think my answer is right on mark.
  - Dylan16807 5y ago
    You didn't answer the actual question though. I believe you saw an implication that 'Swiss' shouldn't be there. Then you reacted to that implication, by saying they can put 'Swiss' there if they feel like it. Is my understanding correct? The problem is, while you responded to that implication, you skipped responding to the actual question. The question was what motivated putting 'Swiss' there. It might be something as simple as 'national pride', or it might be more complicated. And personally I think it's at least reasonable to ask. I understand a desire to address an implication you dislike, to call it bad rhetoric or whatever, and to say the actual question isn't worth touching. But, like, the HN guidelines specifically say you should respond to the strongest interpretation of the post you're replying to. The strongest interpretation is that "Why is that important that the OS is from Switzerland?" is a real question, and the answer could actually matter. If you completely ignore the text of a valid question in an attempt to address the subtext, you're not "right on mark".
    - FpUser 5y ago
      >"The strongest interpretation is ..." 1) this is your strongest interpretation. Mine is different. 2) I do not consult law book every time I brush my teeth. They'll survive me doing it wrong way

yissp 5y ago

It works for watches and chocolate, apparently.

cookiengineer 5y ago
And not for email anymore...

hungryforcodes 5y ago

Gives it some personality, finally. Most open source projects totally lack that.

SyzygistSix 5y ago
Yeah! I remember PeppermintOS, another lightweight distro, was developed locally, for the most part. I used that for a long time. Apparently it's still a thing but I think the developers are now in many different places. I'll have to check it out again now that Mint has broken for me.