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> I'm amazed at how the openbsd community seems to like calling people idiots. "The complete idiot's guide" is a well-known series of books that cover a variet
by nulbyte 5y ago
> I'm amazed at how the openbsd community seems to like calling people idiots.
"The complete idiot's guide" is a well-known series of books that cover a variety of topics for beginners; the title is a play on that. It's not an insult.
- aspyct 5y agoAuthor could have chosen any title. He chose this one. I wonder why. Nice write-up though, kudos to him.
- protomyth 5y agoI would imagine that the author had the same feeling as a lot of us who have written and researched complex documentation that you feel like an idiot for all the missteps and detours taken to find the correct path. There is always a joy in the completion but damn you wish you had been smarter and more knowledgeable in the middle.
- daneel_w 5y agoCertainly not to offend people. It also helps if one isn't actively looking for things to feel offended over.
- ospzfmbbzr 5y agoNever liked that branding for idiots. I've used OpenBSD since 2000. I own a PinebookPro. The tired and lame title makes me think the author is a joke (right or wrong) and I end up not wanting to bother giving this a try.
- rubyist5eva 5y agoMaybe try not being so easily offended? It is just a figure of speech after all (and a rather common one).
- ospzfmbbzr 5y agoIt's about branding you Idiot. Read the comment.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoWhen I write documentation, I usually target it at an idiot. The idiot in question is me in six months when I've forgotten all this stuff. It's not an insult.
- rubyist5eva 5y agolmao
- prmoustache 5y agoI see it as a direct reference to the "for dummies" books.