I’m not sure the metaphor works, I’m the only person who uses my computer, I don’t go down to the computer station and wait for someone to drive the public computer along.
A pc is much more like a car than a train; it is something you own and you are responsible for. You get to choose the operating system and the software that is installed, you get to choose the colour of the box.
Linux isn’t public transport, it’s a factory that lets anyone come and help build a car. If you have a better idea for a steering wheel, or think that there’s a problem with the engine you can fix, Linux lets you into the factory to make those changes.
Thats a cool sentiment but dont downvote the post because of that. That is the exact behaviour preventing many foss projects from becoming mainstream. Instead of disabling eachother if you had just commented this it wouldve been a really cool bit of constructive criticism. Still also it is just a meme.
Downvoting because, when I think of FOSS it is all public transport.
Can some create a train/bus version of this meme? I don’t have the skill or authority to do that.
I’m not sure the metaphor works, I’m the only person who uses my computer, I don’t go down to the computer station and wait for someone to drive the public computer along.
A pc is much more like a car than a train; it is something you own and you are responsible for. You get to choose the operating system and the software that is installed, you get to choose the colour of the box.
Linux isn’t public transport, it’s a factory that lets anyone come and help build a car. If you have a better idea for a steering wheel, or think that there’s a problem with the engine you can fix, Linux lets you into the factory to make those changes.
Thats a cool sentiment but dont downvote the post because of that. That is the exact behaviour preventing many foss projects from becoming mainstream. Instead of disabling eachother if you had just commented this it wouldve been a really cool bit of constructive criticism. Still also it is just a meme.