Florin Andrei wrote:
Well, it's the group bias.
I keep an eye on a Kawasaki forum, and they have a knack for doing a lot of Suzuki bashing. I'm, like, "WTF, they're all awesome sportbikes!" :-)
Same here. In the end, Linux is the same, just different flavors for different tastes.
Agreed. Unfortunately, open source communities never seem to think that way. The point being, open source/Linux serves to all get to the same goal, but unfortunately, projects get a bad name for bashing other projects. The vi vs. emacs, Gnome vs. KDE, etc. rants.
I was at Ohio Linux Fest this past weekend where Shawn Powers, a Linux Journal editor, opened with a keynote speech. Basically, his speech hit on that topic somewhat.
I understand and appreciate passion, but I think it gets in the way sometimes when you start bashing other open source projects that are trying to reach the same goal. The point of Linux and open source is choice, and I truly don't respect the zealots that do a lot of bashing. I think it's counter-productive and exactly why Linux communities get a bad name sometimes.
I understand lists are specific, but questions like this should be about what people have had good and bad experiences with things. CentOS works good here for one persons needs, but may not fit another.
Regards, Max