Re: Can we change these subject lines? Sarcasm? Me? Nah. Just a bit of humor to illustrate a point.
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Owen Townend wrote:
| On 04/04/2008, *Chris Walters* <cjw2004d@comcast.net
| <mailto:cjw2004d@comcast.net>> wrote:
|
| Ron Johnson wrote:
| | On 04/03/08 15:39, Ivan Savcic wrote:
| |> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Ron Johnson
| <ron.l.johnson@cox.net <mailto:ron.l.johnson@cox.net>> wrote:
| <snip>
| |>> That smells of elitism. (Not that I mind...)
| |> No, it's just you can't have all. It's a matter of compromise. A
| "pick
| |> two" game, if you wish. And Debian simply can't please everyone. The
| |> point is, why be bothered by that? Debian set it's goals and a
| |> corresponding target group was gathered around them. And a good one,
| |> if you ask me.
| |
| | Because it's "elitist" to not want to please all the people all the
| | time...
|
| No, it is elitist to say, "Debian is the only good distribution, the
| only truly
| GNU/Linux distribution worth having. All others are for the
| uneducated masses,
| who don't care about being right. We are smarter and better than
| they are,
| because we choose Debian - all hail the mighty Debian!"
|
| That would be elitist.
|
|
|> That could also be a sarcastic interlude in
|> a distro debate. I have used something similar as such with a gentoo mate.
|
|> cheers,
|> Owen.
|
| Regards,
| Chris
Nope, wasn't sarcasm. I was pointing out the contrast between true elitism and
what Ivan said. He was pointing out a truism - Debian cannot please everyone,
and why should its maintainers try? He did express an opinion that Debian
works best for his needs. I see no elitism in what he posted. What *I* posted
is a different matter. ;)
Regards,
Chris
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