On Tuesday 05 August 2003 07:29, Graham Trott wrote:
However I think more people are willing to have a go at fixing their computer themselves, than start ripping their engine to bits. Not so sure why this is.
Actually I think I have it. Linux is not (currently) for everyone, it's for people who care how things work and like fixing things for themselves.
Taking myself as an example.
Since I can remember I have to know how almost everything works, Up to 3 years ago (when I started buying new cars) the only time my car went to the garage was for the MOT, everything else was done by me (with engine rebuilds I had a bit of help from an engineering shop).
When I can't afford the latest gadget, I get someone else's broken one and fix it (was actually doing that as a job in the early 90's) and almost every appliance, electrical or mechanical item in my house has been to bits at least once (even if it was just for curious tinkering).
This is why I think I use Linux, I can pull it apart and see how it works, better still I can modify it and put it back together again. It's not that I do this frequently it's that I CAN do this if I want.
Is that just me or are all Linux people like that ?