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Is this kind of haughty, stallmanesque middlebrow dismissal really necessary anytime someone writes an application for the most popular desktop OS on the planet

Is this kind of haughty, stallmanesque middlebrow dismissal really necessary anytime someone writes an application for the most popular desktop OS on the planet? Please stop. You're not helping. This is an ideological flamewar that's been going on for decades, with nothing to be gained by rehashing it again.

goldenkey 5y ago
The difference is, this is a developer tool. So OPs comment is relevant.
- a_t48 5y ago
  So...Windows developers shouldn't make tools that improve their productivity?
  - erulabs 5y ago
    It's like a HN comment version of "we should improve society somewhat" (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-somewhat https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som...)
    - robertlagrant 5y ago
      Not really.
    - a_t48 5y ago
      A little bit
- natpalmer1776 5y ago
  Except not every developer is a founder. Some developers simply work in the environment they're given, and tools like this make their life easier. On top of that, I know several non-developers who would likely jump on this tool. Database administrators, network architects, and systems administrators to name a few are all technically savvy power users who may be more at home in a Linux environment.
- criddell 5y ago
  I think comments like the one at the top of this thread ultimately hurt open source more than it helps it.
neilv 5y ago
It was an objective assessment and explanation. No need to turn the dialogue to flamewar. The tech adoption dynamics are still going on, along with all the effects of that.
- Karunamon 5y ago
  Comparing software released for operating systems you dislike with "rat poison" is weapons-grade flamebait and wholly unnecessary.
  - neilv 5y ago
    Sorry, I thought the catchy humor at the end would put it in different terms, but I agree it was unnecessary, and wish I hadn't done that. At the same time, I think, if the joke at the end didn't raise it to the level of flamewar, directing "haughty" and "middlebrow" at another poster would progress more in that direction.

goldenkey 5y ago

The difference is, this is a developer tool. So OPs comment is relevant.

a_t48 5y ago
So...Windows developers shouldn't make tools that improve their productivity?
- erulabs 5y ago
  It's like a HN comment version of "we should improve society somewhat" (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-somewhat https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som...)
  - robertlagrant 5y ago
    Not really.
  - a_t48 5y ago
    A little bit
natpalmer1776 5y ago
Except not every developer is a founder. Some developers simply work in the environment they're given, and tools like this make their life easier. On top of that, I know several non-developers who would likely jump on this tool. Database administrators, network architects, and systems administrators to name a few are all technically savvy power users who may be more at home in a Linux environment.
criddell 5y ago
I think comments like the one at the top of this thread ultimately hurt open source more than it helps it.

neilv 5y ago

It was an objective assessment and explanation. No need to turn the dialogue to flamewar. The tech adoption dynamics are still going on, along with all the effects of that.

Karunamon 5y ago
Comparing software released for operating systems you dislike with "rat poison" is weapons-grade flamebait and wholly unnecessary.
- neilv 5y ago
  Sorry, I thought the catchy humor at the end would put it in different terms, but I agree it was unnecessary, and wish I hadn't done that. At the same time, I think, if the joke at the end didn't raise it to the level of flamewar, directing "haughty" and "middlebrow" at another poster would progress more in that direction.