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> aren't really users Gatekeeping being a real developer wasn’t bad enough, we’re gatekeeping being a user now? I’ve worked with plenty of developers who woul

• miningape 3y ago
  Its not gate keeping its an observation on the usage patterns of users. In the early days of computing most users had strong technical skills (shocker), over time the commercialisation of technology and its entrance into everyday life has shifted the amount of users who can even start to understand how their software/hardware works. In contrast Linux is still a very technical OS to use, even installing ubuntu requires a certain __type__ of user, so the amount of Linux users who are capable of understanding their computer is much higher.
  • c0pium 3y ago
    Of course it’s gatekeeping. The point about how technical users used to be may or may not have any truth to it, but that’s orthogonal to whether saying people who can’t take core dumps are not users. If you’re saying that not meeting some bar makes you not a member of a group, that’s gatekeeping. > They are just consumers that don't use the OS, just consume it.