Sujet : Re: Distros specifically designed for children
De : rotflol2 (at) *nospam* hotmail.com (Borax Man)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.miscDate : 29. May 2025, 13:06:22
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On 2025-05-28, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <
ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 28 May 2025 12:06:51 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
>
Linux's big problem, is that developers just don't really
consider end users, but themselves and their vision.
>
Passive end users, no matter how numerous and no matter how loudly they
complain, are not part of the Free Software community. The community lives
and dies by those who actually make some active contribution to it.
And Passiave users can become active users. People contribute to OS's
they use, so usefulness is always a factor. Companies contribute
because its worth their while. Having users makes it worthwhile.