This does nothing positive.

I would go as far to say that it is a negative force getting progressively worse. The concept of bashing is particularly bad when it comes to these debates. You will get no logic discussion from insults. This will do harm to where newer users do not actually understand the real flaws in an OS/Distro and will not use it anyways. Also it can be simply misguiding when it comes to understanding the best elements or Pros and Cons of any specific Operating System or Linux Distribution.

But the Distro Wars embodies more.

When ignoring the bashing and spewing insults you can receive on select IRC channels caused by arguing about different distros, there is a more constructive side. As stated before, there are an incredible amount of different Linux Distributions out there.

Linux Distro Timeline - Right-Click, View Image for the full view.

There are distros based off distros which are based off distros, etc. Sites like DistroWatch love this, because each new distro and distro update allows them new content. People looking for specific Linux distros without much computer skills (Scientists, Artists, Musicians, etc) can find many different ones suiting there needs.

Is this positive though?

Since there are so many needs and all distros and Operating Systems do something different, there has to be some good coming from having so many different Distributions of Linux. But that can easily promote bad habits. Newer Linux Users might start trying to find the exact Linux distro for their needs instead of learning how to customize for their needs, making them more lazy on truly learning about Linux. Also having so many different distribution could move work away from keeping bigger distros stable, which would effect the large amount of ditros based on it.

Concluding Thoughts.

On a base overview of the Distro Wars it seems like it is doing more harm then good. But when it comes to the bashing, there is the flip side where users explain logically why its not a good idea to use a specific distro. Because in truth it really depends on what you are looking to do, and what you want with your Operating System.

This is only Part I, I will make sure to touch on topics I missed and provide updates in the near future.

ON MONDAY, MAY17th, THE BLOGOSHPERE WILL COME TOGETHER TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITIES AROUND THE WORLD….THE BLOGOSPHERE’S DAY TO HELP REPAIR THE WORLD

The concept behind the “Quiz Play” part is that you play these embedded games before you donate to specific charities. One of them was a game called “Bazinga!” which was basically a culture based True or False quiz. I totally destroyed it.

Hopefully you will all check it out.

In truth I was dumbfounded on what my first post should be and what it should contain. During the process of figuring out what I should write about, I stumbled upon an article about blog posting. In simple terms the author stated that you should simply “blog it” and worry about whether or not it is good after it’s published. This seemed like a terrible idea. So, instead I made an outline….

Last one did not go as well as planned. But the end result of the outline was helpful nonetheless.

Base Topics of the Blog:

The header of the blog reads: “computers, culture, etc” and this does about sum it up. Most posts will be about Computers in some fashion, or it will be about something present in the culture. But I do not want to stick to some small static collection of categories, but rather have an evolving and heavily dynamic blog. One which the focused topics are allowed to change with whatever is prevalent at the time.

Writing Formality of the Blog:

Every person takes something different from anything they read. What they take with them depends on there knowledge level of that topic along with how well  whatever they are reading is written. My hopes are to be able to write factual, academic-styled posts on what ever the subject matter is while still being entertaining. The best example of this is K&R’s C Programming book. Technical while being very readable.

An easy way to increase the readability and understanding of each article is to include pictures (and sometimes videos). I will try to do this as frequent as possible.

In Conclusion:

To long, didn’t read?

• Main topics: Computers and Culture
• Blog will also touch on many other topics though.
• Writing style will be technical while being readable.
• I am trying to entertain and inform you. But sometimes it might just be one.