On Wed, 01 Feb 2017 20:58:13 +0100 deloptes <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote: > > > Perhaps he thinks he has some claims on your time. From his > > perspective you are wasting time he has acquired some rights to. Or > > something ;-P > > > > Yes, deloptes: I know (or I assume strongly) this ain't so -- thus > > my tongue-in-cheek. I still couldn't resist: whenever I see someone > > telling someone else "you're wasting your time" in such absolute > > terms, I cringe, while some baby unicorn dies in some rainbow > > universe. > > Ah, you are right to put this proposition forward, but I have also > the right to put mine :) > It is not meant in general terms, it is about investing the most > precious we have in a meaningful way. > There are people who have gone this way (debian/mobile) already and > gained some experience. There are few projects that need some support > if someone wants to spend some time I would recommend joining those > projects. > > I am sorry if my language sound that imperative - I meant it as an > advise. And please note I said "I admire people that have time to > waste". Note "admire" and "people that have time to waste" is totally > neutral - he has time to waste - I don't mind, I just admire this > person, because my time is limited. I do not understand how you can > conclude that I pretend to have rights on his time - he can waste it > or not - the point is the outcome. > He'll go in a dead end, would you let this person spent hours for > nothing. Better join some community that is already working on this. > It is certainly a worthwhile goal. I would consider using a smartphone if I could put a sane OS on one, I have no interest in them at the moment. Probably better a tablet, my current phone has real clicky buttons and makes calls well, I'm not sure I'd give it up for one where the numbers disappear part of the way through a '..press two for sales..' rigmarole. -- Joe
