{"id":528,"date":"2008-01-19T03:43:08","date_gmt":"2008-01-19T03:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/2008\/a-personal-thought\/"},"modified":"2008-01-19T20:35:50","modified_gmt":"2008-01-19T20:35:50","slug":"the-state-of-tech-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/the-state-of-tech-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Tech Communities are Falling Through"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note:<\/strong> This is a personal opinion <\/em>piece. Feel free to take this with several grains of salt. Hell, take the whole cube while you’re at it.<\/small> <\/p>\n

I’ve been doing some thinking, and after having numerous conversations with some individuals who will remain un-named, I’ve come to the conclusion that some people are too wrapped-up around the computer system that they use, to the point where they could very well border-line on “fanboy,” and I feel that this is affecting the credibility of the tech community as a whole.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“John,” a PHP developer, switches his personal home computer from Windows to Linux, and he enjoys using Linux because of the advanced functionality that it provides to him.<\/p>\n

Now, “Jim,” a long-time Windows user and Microsoft supporter, who has conversed with John for several years, criticizes John for his decision, stating that he is brainless and dim-witted because Linux is open-source, and that Windows is the only platform that matters.<\/p>\n

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John doesn’t care about using Windows, he’s comfortable on Linux and he gets more enjoyment out of his system than he did when he was running Windows, but Jim is unable to see that and continues to insult John for his choice.<\/p>\n

What do you see wrong here? To me, I see this constant criticism as being petty, and shows that one is unable to look past their own needs. Just because you’re a supporter of one system doesn’t mean you have to hammer down on everyone else running a different system. Remember, we’re all just human beings sitting behind a computer screen. So what does it really matter what the person on the other side of the screen is running?<\/p>\n

I’m not against any platform, I’m currently running Windows XP on two of my home computers, Ubuntu 7.10 on one notebook, and Mac OS X 10.5.1 on my MacBook Pro. They all serve their purpose, and at the end of the day isn’t that what really matters?<\/p>\n

I believe that we should all try to contribute positively to the tech. community as a whole, enough of the “flame wars” and the un-necessary bashing.<\/p>\n

Also, for the record, I never said that Windows sucks in my previous article. I stated reasons that I believe that Mac OS X may be a better choice for some people, and how overall it has a lower TCO<\/acronym> when it comes to upgrading systems down the road. If you want to use Windows, Linux, BeOS, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, or hell even DOS, that’s up to you. It’s your choice. I’m not trying to force my choice on anyone, I merely posted my thoughts on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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