Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 1 Feb 2002 12:46:58 -0800 | From | Pavel Zaitsev <> | Subject | Re: Penelope builds a kernel |
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Agreed. ESR is reading too much of "Unix haters handbook" and should take a pinch of reality. p.
Bruce Harada(bruce@ask.ne.jp)@Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 07:37:49AM +0900: > On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:59:09 -0500 > "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com> wrote: > > > Scenario #3: Penelope goes where the geeks are surfing. > > > [SNIP] > > > > Penelope needs to build a kernel to support her exotic driver, but she > > hasn't got more than the vaguest idea how to go about it. The > > instructions with the driver source patch tell her to apply it at the > > top level of a current Linux source tree and then just say "build the > > kernel" before getting off into technicalia about the user-space > > tools. > > > [SNIP] > > So, she calls up one of the innumerable independent Linux support companies in > her area (hey, this is a fantasy scenario, right?) and tells them what she > needs, pays them $30, and guess what? she never needed to run anything > herself. > > I think some people are getting too involved with the issue to see that SOME > people probably don't care what kernel they're running, or even what a kernel > is, they just want to give someone money to fix their problem. It's like your > local auto-repair shop - someone who knows about car engines wouldn't take > their car there except for major repairs, because they know what to do in most > situations, but most people just want to drive. If they ever get sick of > paying to put the mechanic's kids through college, they will learn how to > change the oil themselves, but honestly, most people simply can't be bothered. > > And before you say that Linux is supposed to empower the people of the world, > not limit them, I wouldn't say that learning how to change my oil "empowers" > me all that much.
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