CAAST and FLOSS - Acronym Wars [LWN.net]

CAAST and FLOSS - Acronym Wars

Posted Dec 31, 2002 23:35 UTC (Tue) by ericbr (guest, #5904)
In reply to: CAAST and FLOSS - Acronym Wars by cdmiller
Parent article: CAAST and FLOSS - Acronym Wars

Wow. What an amazing set of non-answers. How typical of a Linux fan - when the questions get too hard to answer, change the subject. (And, by the way, thanks for the psychoanalysis - again, so typical of a Linux fan. <sarcasm>Your genius is overwhelming. </sarcasm>)

Again, why do various linux programs not even manage to make the SCROLLBARS work consistently? These are the basic DOCUMENTATION BROWSERS, for crying out loud. If Microsoft shipped programs that were this inconsistent, you would be up in arms about it - and rightly so.

Also - perhaps you haven't noticed this, but SOURCE CODE is NOT documentation. If I want to figure out how to open a file, I'm sure as hell not going to start a text editor to browse through a couple megabytes of OpenOffice source code. And I'm a programmer - source code isn't going to help non-programmers.

As for RPMs - can you name some of these distributions that solve the dependency problem? Do they work with third-party RPMs (e.g., from oh, say, FreshMeat, since that's where this whole discussion started in the first place)?

As for flphoto, my point was that 1) it was described as a photo-management suite, and 2) as a photo-management suite, it left a lot to be desired. Win32 programs like (say) ThumbsPlus, which I wouldn't really describe as a sophisticated photo-management program, are far more sophisticated than flphoto appears to be. Therefore, I'm not terribly interested in *using* flphoto, much less *improving* it.

Linux - for people without a life.

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CAAST and FLOSS - Acronym Wars

Posted Jan 2, 2003 18:48 UTC (Thu) by cdmiller (guest, #2813) [Link] (1 responses)

Hmm, lets keep this simple...

> Your genius is overwhelming.

Thanks.

> why do various linux programs not even manage to make the SCROLLBARS work consistently?

Freedom of choice. Choose consistency if you wish.

> SOURCE CODE is NOT documentation

Much documentation exists. Source code is the ultimate documentation providing complete ownership and control of a product.

> can you name some of these distributions that solve the dependency problem

Try Connectiva. Try using the SRPM files from Freshmeat.
For more rigorous dependency checking try Debian.

> I'm not terribly interested in *using* flphoto, much less *improving* it.

Then you are stuck with your "ThumbsPlus" under WINE forever, enjoy.

> Linux - for people without a life.

Windows - for sheep without brains.

CAAST and FLOSS - Acronym Wars

Posted Jan 2, 2003 20:39 UTC (Thu) by ericbr (guest, #5904) [Link]

This link from Robert Bruce Thompson expresses my final opinion much better (and with fewer insults) than I seem to have been able to. Perhaps this will get my point across.