[kanchilug] Re: help
- From: ashwin kesavan <ashwin.chn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: kanchilug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:12:05 +0530
On 21 June 2011 15:52, Robin Ladwal <robin_ladwal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> **
> Hello guys
>
> @Ashwin: I am thankful to you realise me my mistakes and to evolve as a
> better human. I would like to just clear my doubts that Is Linux is only for
> hackers or being hacker? May not an everyday computer user use Linux? My
> knowledge is still limited to that of a novice, Apology for any mistake.
>
>
Hi Robin,
No need to feel sorry. There is nothing wrong that has happened. You told
things from your perspective and i told from my perspective. That's all.
There is nothing right or wrong with that. I feel Linux is designed for
hackers and those with a hacker mindset. I am not saying that others cannot
use . In fact in lots of places where it is used it has no hacker
perspective to it. For example in hundred or thousands of server in DC of
biggies i dont think anyone would actaully log in and dig the code. Though
they do that sometimes for debugging some issue. But that rarely happens and
it is only specific to the task in hand. So what i am saying is for a hacker
(which i don't mean cracker or malicious intent people) will use it to
fullest capability in the sense that they will derive joy of doing things in
a unrestricted environment where they have complete access to everything
they want (the source code) and the freedom that they can modify it to suit
their needs. Please read about the goals of GPL that it trying to achieve.
Hence it is clear that the community which RMS and others refer are hackers.
It is tuned for hackers. I dont think a layman end user who are like
windows kind of environment would enjoy the ability to read the source code
and appreciate it or tweak it. And more over he wont like to see
the configuration options are plain text files. He would like to see it as a
radio button and check boxes and such stuff. So what do you conclude ? What
is your thoughts ? Do you agree ?
with regards,
ashwin
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