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I think he could have taken the time he wasted Googling for duct-tape solutions and used it to read deeper documentation. Then, he wouldn't be so tired. Nonethe
by pilgrim689 14y ago
I think he could have taken the time he wasted Googling for duct-tape solutions and used it to read deeper documentation. Then, he wouldn't be so tired. Nonetheless, he wanted something that just worked, which Ubuntu didn't; so the take-away from all this is that Ubuntu is just not such a "consumer friendly" distribution after all. Linux is Linux... it has its roots in a community of hackers that build for hackers... it's hard to escape that ><
- Gotttzsche 14y agoit's not like it's a good thing for hackers if their OS doesn't "just work".
- pilgrim689 14y agoOf course it's not a good thing... If you want to hack on your system only to find out that it's all been prepackaged and filled with bells and whistles that can't be removed, there ain't much hacking you can do!
- stcredzero 14y agoSometimes, one wants to hack on other than the system.
- pilgrim689 14y agoI'm not sure who you're addressing, because I never argued against that... in my original comment: "[some people] rather something that "just works""