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#76 2010-03-25 22:36:37
- kmason
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
I hate how you have to NOT pay for software, that sucks.
Actually, under the GPL, there is no restriction as to whether you can or cannot charge a fee for your services. However, due to the open distribution factor, it tends to mean that they are really just paying for support. See Red Hat for example.
Even though that's true, I hope that was sarcastic. 
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#77 2010-03-31 13:58:05
- gtklocker
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
Aprz wrote:Borosai wrote:Although not exclusive to GNU/Linux: fanatics.
hw-tph wrote:+1
I'd also like to add "Users who think they are better than Windows users just because they use Linux". To each his own.
Primoz wrote:I add my +1 to this post.
And it's really not exclusive to Linux.Also I don't really hate anything in Linux, it works for me.
So only thing that I can't tolerate is Linux fanaticism of some users. To each his or her own, even if that's Windows or Mac and not Linux.
But as i said it's not exclusive to just Linux.zyghom wrote:+1
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and distro fighters who (for example) go from Fedora to Arch and ask "Why doesn't pacman do that/this/the other, rpm/yum does".
+1
I'm fed up with this.
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#78 2010-03-31 15:49:25
- paldepind
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
GPL! It's one of the only things I really don't like about GNU/Linux..
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#79 2010-04-02 18:07:21
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
I hate to read threads about hate
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#80 2010-04-03 06:29:29
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
Agreed, me too. Vote to close thread myself.
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#81 2010-04-03 07:00:24
- Kiwi
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
As a developer I can sum this up in one word:
Users.
On the other hand, they can be one of the best things, but it only takes a few really annoying ones to make you want to pull your hair out, assuming you have not already done so.
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#82 2010-04-03 07:37:13
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
And as a user:
Developers 
Yes, they make the stuff they use, without them users would be be nowhere. But a loud miniority are very snobby, and make bug reporting / etc. very painful.
They don't have to care about users' problems, since those users didn't buy anything, but some seem to think that excludes them from being decent and kind, especially when the user genuinely wants to help.
And it is freaking frustrating when a piece of software is just perfect, except for one teensy thing, which the developer gets all in an uproar when you request respectfully, or shuts you down coldly.
Of course, that does lead to more developers.
Just pointing out there are two sides
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#83 2010-04-03 08:08:48
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
Dare I say Linux? While the Linux kernel has amazing support for a variety of hardware, I don't think the way Linux is being developed right now is the future. The way MINIX is designed is way better, and far more versatile. MINIX probably would get bloated to if it was so actively developed as Linux but still. I think I am on Tanenbaums side.
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#84 2010-04-03 15:25:51
- Anikom15
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
I vote to close this.
Personally, I'd rather be back in Hobbiton.
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#85 2010-04-04 04:08:52
- ShadowKyogre
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
Wireless. My wireless card usually works great (iwl4965), but sometimes it just won't connect to any network, for hours or days on end. Then it'll suddenly start working again randomly.
This. Except mine only worked once.
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#86 2010-04-04 04:34:08
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Re: What's the one thing you hate about Gnu/Linux?
From this to going nowhere to really useless to dead.
Fortunately, Ranguvar had a very astute point to make just a few posts above, so the thread can rest in peace.
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