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Claims that Linux only needs developers, and not users. Used as an argument against those complaining about usability in Linux.

#1 Posted by administrator on Dec 12, 2009 9:27 PM

Because all developers just happen to be OS developers, right? It doesn’t matter if you program Flash games for a living, you should understand the boot loaders and be able to configure an entire system from scratch.

#2 Posted by Declination on Dec 12, 2009 10:33 PM

Considering how simple something like a boot loader should be, I’m kind of surprised current implementations are so broken and complex. All I can say is, something is wrong when the boatloader has too hand off to multiple secondary bootloaders on the primary partition to get the job done. Do you really need configurable themes during bootstraping like GRUB2 supports.

#3 Posted by icehuck on Dec 13, 2009 2:59 AM

If 1 then load OS1
IF 2 then load OS2
IF 3 then load Warp

#4 Posted by administrator on Dec 13, 2009 3:21 AM

And should the user ever really know about the bootloader in the first place?

Perhaps I should inform all users what Python modules I’m loading when they arrive at the TM Repository.

#5 Posted by DrLoser on Dec 13, 2009 12:49 PM

Off-message again, guys.

Linux only needs developers because Linux has nothing to bring to the table.

Linux also pays developers in, what? Magic Community Beans?

I think this is one of the best TMs going forwards, so ima gonna vote it up. I encourage all developers to do the same.

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