Anton Aylward wrote:
Linda Walsh said the following on 05/08/2013 09:57 PM:
I also tend to not back down just because people order me to.
You need to work on a few things, then.
* "Back off and cool down" is not so much an order as "good tactical advice"
Yeah... cool down is always a good one. But back off is usually meant to mean "go away, you bother me"...and it doesn't solve anything -- because those who are "do"ers (*cough*), are still busying working to do the things that are causing problems.
* Going against the mainstream just for the sake of it, are because you feel its important 'not to be one of the herd' can mean you miss out on a lot and waste a lot of energy by being contrarian.
---- Absolutely! (Or should I say, to the contrary ;-)) I much prefer it when I'm closer to the mainstream... Much less buffeting. I strongly try not to be contrarian -- going against the mainstream "for the sake of it" is not being independent -- it's still letting your life be run by your reactions to others
* Saying "you're all wrong" is never useful
Um.... I've said that deliberate sabotage is wrong. I've said that the current design is being forcefully shoved down people's throats -- when it could have been done in a compatible manner. When I have asked why it wasn't -- I get no answers... so I know that it's being done for some reason they feel they have to hide.
* "Because that's the way we've always done it" is not a valid argument against progress, even if the progress is flawed.
---- There's two kinds of progress -- one where you bring the other people along, and the other where you exterminate those who think and believe differently. Guess which is going on here... and guess which I don't like no matter which side of the progress I'm on? I've even said I would like systemd if I could do what they suggest ON THE SYSTEMD PAGE --- to optimize your system, they recommend booting without an INITRD!!! If suse would support what the systemd people suggest, this wouldn't be an issue. It's some people at suse who are set on some incompatible solution... one which they wipe out files and put in dummies to force you into. That's deliberate computer sabotage... Since when is that acceptable.
* "Why don't you try .." isn't an order, but you should try the suggestion rather than taking an academic stance on things won't work. many of here are what amounts to 'engineers' in that we are concerned with building things that work, rather than computer theoreticians.
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