Re: what's up with all the attitude
* ChadDavis (chadmichaeldavis@gmail.com) wrote:
> I've recently started using this list. You might say that I've
> recently joined the debian community. Its great. Very intelligent
> and helpful. But what's with all the attitude people flash around
> here. Have the threads I read end up in some petty bickering.
>
Hello Chad,
Like you I am new, and so I thought I would make a quick comment.
After finally making the leap and installing Debian I decided, as I
usually do, to find a mailing list so that I can get an idea of the
community and stay ahead of troubles. And I did so with a bit of
trepidation. I had heard a lot of complaining in other fora about the
arrogance of Debian folk and really expected a flamefest here. That
couldn't have been farther from the truth, at least as I have seen it.
While I suppose there have been arguments, and what would a Linux
mailing list be without them ;-), I have not seen anything really rude
yet, though I may have missed something as I don't read every single
thread. What I have seen has been a lot of solid technical help
offered out to newbies like me without any condescension. Having seen
a lot of fora surrounding Linux I can say without hesitation that this
is the best and least obnoxious I have ever spent time around.
Like I said, I am a newbie, and so cannot even begin to comment for
this community. But, I would like to say that maybe you just read a
few unusual threads in a row. I am confident that, like myself, given
a very brief time you will find that this list is actually quite
exceptional for its lack of vitriol, and in these circles that is
worth experiencing. I think I commented elsewhere here that if the
debian-users list is indicative of the style or personality of the
Debian community overall then they have nothing to worry about.
Just my two cents worth, and with inflation being what it is...
Patrick
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