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On 08 July 2019 at 23:36 Grant Phillips-Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 8 Jul 2019, 23:06 Joseph Bennie, < jay@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Open source isnt a tool for the masses. its an epic swiss army knife for people that do real shit with software.On the contrary, open source is absolutely for the masses, but only a small percentage of those masses will be bothered to investigate what it's all about. In exactly the same way that science is for the masses but only a small percentage of those masses will ever be scientists.Averagepeople should buy a mac, a chromebook or an android device!LOL! "Sent from my iPhone" ;)We expect people to RTFM and google until they’re eyes bleed. :)You may, but you do not speak for me. I personally welcome newb questions.Grant. :)
Thanks for clearing this up for me Grant. I do appreciate what the guy was saying though. There is a degree of effort that needs to be made, but that shouldn't be elevate to the point where it becomes an obstacle for anyone new to OS software. The irony that he had posted from his Iphone wasn't lost on me :)
Jon
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