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In my view, using Linux effectively for day to day computing is a different skill from being a geek user who tweaks with many distributions and gains satisfaction from experimentation and knowledge of obscure details. If you start using applications for real productivity (I also include software developers here), your desire for tweaking, experimentation and system configuration for its own sake will drop dramatically. 90% of all flame wars over Linux distributions seem to arise from this basic difference in view. One section of the community insists that tweaking the system is a good thing for gaining knowledge while others desire the system to be well configured by default to minimize user intervention allowing them to concentrate on "real" tasks. Of course, there are always those who insist that Linux can never be a tool of productivity, but that's another story.
I too have gradually shifted my focus over the years to applications (including CLI) and desktop productivity. It might also be just another sign that my geekiness has worn off a bit and I no longer view the computer as a plaything.
Linux Observation
Filed under: Software and Technology by HariPosted at 19:09:57 IST (last updated: 17 Dec 2009 @ 19:11:52 IST)
I've observed that over the years, I've grown more and more comfortable with Debian that other distributions seem to be as alien as RPM is to DEB (sorry for the techno-pun ).
In my view, using Linux effectively for day to day computing is a different skill from being a geek user who tweaks with many distributions and gains satisfaction from experimentation and knowledge of obscure details. If you start using applications for real productivity (I also include software developers here), your desire for tweaking, experimentation and system configuration for its own sake will drop dramatically. 90% of all flame wars over Linux distributions seem to arise from this basic difference in view. One section of the community insists that tweaking the system is a good thing for gaining knowledge while others desire the system to be well configured by default to minimize user intervention allowing them to concentrate on "real" tasks. Of course, there are always those who insist that Linux can never be a tool of productivity, but that's another story.
I too have gradually shifted my focus over the years to applications (including CLI) and desktop productivity. It might also be just another sign that my geekiness has worn off a bit and I no longer view the computer as a plaything.
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In my view, using Linux effectively for day to day computing is a different skill from being a geek user who tweaks with many distributions and gains satisfaction from experimentation and knowledge of obscure details. If you start using applications for real productivity (I also include software developers here), your desire for tweaking, experimentation and system configuration for its own sake will drop dramatically. 90% of all flame wars over Linux distributions seem to arise from this basic difference in view. One section of the community insists that tweaking the system is a good thing for gaining knowledge while others desire the system to be well configured by default to minimize user intervention allowing them to concentrate on "real" tasks. Of course, there are always those who insist that Linux can never be a tool of productivity, but that's another story.
I too have gradually shifted my focus over the years to applications (including CLI) and desktop productivity. It might also be just another sign that my geekiness has worn off a bit and I no longer view the computer as a plaything.
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