>Your latest analogy is worse than the first... espeically the part about people bashing down the door, dragging you out of bed and kicking your proverbial ass.<
Gosh, you guys are so serious! I was just having a bit of fun with that part. The whole thing is tongue-in-cheek, although like all humour, it has to have a grain of truth or some kind of point to make in order to work. I'm not upset or mad or flaming anybody or anything. >In your editorial did you say "You should really reapportion your volunteer efforts or else your product is trash?". < I never said that. I complemented Linux several times, and especially complemented the helpful people on this list. I never attacked Linux or anybody. I just said, "gosh, it looks like a big piece is missing!" The people on this list have helped me several times, and I have been polite and said my thanks. I have said I like Linux and think it is great. I did say that IMHO if the Linux community wants to be an elite club, then they are right on track. If they want to become the dominant OS, then they need really good newbie doc. That is it. I don't think that is mean, selfish, or dumb. It is not meant as an attack on anybody. Probably some people do want to keep Linux as an elite club, and others want it to grow and spread everywhere. I like Linux, and think it would be cool if it spread everywhere, but I'm not yet a devotee. I've only got about 3 or 4 full days Linux experience total. You may accuse me of being arrogant for making a suggestion when I don't know squat about linux, and have not contributed anything to it. Ah, but you see as a newbie I can offer something that the experts cannot, and that the viewpoint of a newbie. If you do want Linux to grow and spread, that necessitates attracting newbies from Windows to Linux. And so this different viewpoint may be helpful to you. Anyway, my analogy was only a light-hearted thing. I'm not bitter about being criticized or angry at the community. If I've upset people by speaking up, I apologize. I didn't mean to make trouble. And once again I would like to thank the people who have helped me with my Linux troubles, and once again I would like to point out that this community is one of the friendliest and most helpful I have ever dipped into. Kevin Stokes
