Re: Linus Torvalds is a f*cking moron?
1. You didn't ask a question.
Well spotted I didn't - and nor did I say I did.
2. This isn't a linux forum. It is, however, full of people who know a lot about computers. And development. And how not to do things.
I know it isn't, my grasp of English is capable of understanding such things. With regards how not to do things it would seem though that some do not seem to understand how to relate to other people in a civilised manner.
3. The majority of whom disagree with you.
And they are welcome to do so - I have no issues with being disagreed with at all, I do have issues at times with the answers and attitudes to questions I have asked in the aforementioned forums.
What does get annoying really really fast is unwarranted abuse, I totally agree with the asking questions that can be googled in 30 seconds - pisses me off also, my posts in the forums have been far from easy - the first being about virtualising a Win95 installation (linked to a GC) that I was having issues with onto a Linux box - all I was greeted with (as is common when Microsoft is mentioned on here as well as the Linux sites) copious amounts of diarrhoea as to why I would dare to do such a thing..... its easy when to tell when its about to start - the M$s start appearing.
Funny thing is, you never get the same crap in Microsoft forums, plenty of idiots saying it must be a virus, or other inane comments, but on the whole no abuse - not even when its a question that can be answered by a quick search in 30 secs. Seems to be something about the mentality of some of the penguin community (the chief wrangler being one of them) that being an arse seems to be tolerated and occasionally lorded.
I use Linux, I like Linux, Id never install it at work purely because of the attitude of some on the forums.
Note - I said SOME users. If you find offence at that ask which camp you fall in.