Archlinux and you

aRcHaTe · 2008-05-09 23:48:36

dunc wrote:

I think the analogy certainly has some substance to it, but Mr. Elendig stretched it pretty much to breaking point there. Tell me you didn't hear some creaking and twanging sounds while you read it, I dare you.
However, this bit is absolutely on the nail:
Archlinux was/is created, maintained and developed, by free will, by sacrificing time, energy and money. Before you start demanding something from it, you should ask yourself: What have I done for arch? Do I really have the right to this from it?
Exactly. And as a corollary to that I'd say that it's perfectly fine to use Arch without contributing, provided you don't then go around complaining unconstructively, or demanding features or changes. The right to do that has to be earned. Otherwise, be eternally grateful that someone has taken the time and effort to produce such a great distro, and keep your mouth shut. Like me.
I've been surprised over the last few months at how many people seem to find this idea odd or controversial. Maybe I shouldn't have been. People always want something for nothing.

but thats the way the coockie crumbles ..." People always want something for nothing"..ppl like u..the arch devs..theirs ppl too..and they give something..for nothing too...and i myself im..i think..people...and i a faithfull user...i use arch for long time now....for the time of understanding this is beautiful..and i like it here...i cannot do more cause simply i cannot...but if someone ask for help im willing to give it...

Allan · 2008-05-10 00:37:43

aRcHaTe wrote:

" People always want something for nothing"

Didn't they read "The Three Little Pigs" or the Aosep's fable called something like "The Ant and the Grasshopper". Honestly, kids today are not prepared for the real world!

Edit: I just remembered the Futurama version of the ant and the grasshopper. Shamelessly stolen from wikipedia:

In the Futurama episode My Three Suns, Fry recounts the story of The Grasshopper and the Octopus as a rationalization for laziness: "All year long the grasshopper kept burying acorns for winter, while the octopus mooched off his girlfriend and watched TV. But then the winter came, and the grasshopper died, and the octopus ate all his acorns. And also, he got a racecar."

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Leigh · 2008-05-10 02:07:26

aRcHaTe wrote:

arch is KISS what the hell do u need work on it????? i dont agrre on the "small community"..small compared to what? ubuntu?..arch community is big compared to most of them distros out there...

To me the kiss policy doesn't mean it's a simple task to make arch the way you like it. If you want more than just a base install, It takes some time and effort.

I just compare it's popularity to 2004 when I found Arch. Many people were like me, running acoss Arch by chance through some obscure search, and while having never heard of it before, became curious. Today I bet most people who come to Arch, and have been in the linux community for a while, Have heard about it and didn't find it just by chance.

I think compared to Ubuntu or Gentoo, the Arch community is still fairly small. Even so, It doesn't matter, and I don't think the community size is really an issue. But, the size of AUR has totally grown and no doubt is becomming a problem with so many outdated/orphaned packages.

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#51 2008-05-09 23:48:36

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