[–] lawofchaos ago
Oh that's not really what I meant. I completely understand the value in open source software but if I CHOOSE to use a closed source driver for my graphics card or if I want to play an awesome game on Linux, I don't see why my choice to install that software should be ruined and made almost non existent because of people who choose not to use that software. It's as simple as a personal decision to install said software or not. People who 'know better' tend to like making choices for other people.
Also, as far as elitism is concerned, the Ubuntu forums have to be the only forums for a Linux distro I have come across where people are actually friendly with each other. I've had questions either ignored or shat on elsewhere while I always have success with the Ubuntu forums.
I get it, go completely 100% open source if you want, I would love it if all software was open source. But that will never be a reality and I don't appreciate having no decent graphics drivers or games to play because the community is too full of shit for any of the large companies.
[–] GodofGrunts 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The "elitist" as you call them aren't the problem though. There is literally nothing stopping Nvidia and AMD from making a better driver except for Nvidia and AMD. They are the ones who chose to put minimal manpower and budget into the driver's development.
[–] lawofchaos ago (edited ago)
I hear you and I definitely believe that there is an unspoken deal between Microsoft and a lot of companies but it's also a two way street. Linux has been a viable alternative to Windows for a long time now and there are a couple of Linux based companies with enough power and money to have arranged some sort of deal with AMD or nVidia a long time ago. The elitists not only scare away new users who are eager to learn and stunt the growth of Linux as a product but I believe it can also make a lot of companies less eager to support an operating system where all the users know better and insist that they do it in a way that they aren't willing to do it in.
I don't know, this is all just personal speculation really. Yes you do have a very good point, these companies are full of it. But I also believe that it's a two way street and that steps could have been made in the right direction a long time ago if people would have just accepted that we will NEVER see open source AMD or nVidia drivers or drivers for any of the parts in our computers, unless it's a hardware company that specifically has Linux in mind. I may be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that one of the biggest problems with official AMD Linux drivers a few years ago was the fact that AMD was constantly butting heads with distros that wanted them to implement it in their way or the highway.
Again let me just say that I'm not disagreeing or arguing with you, I'm simply conversing and speculating and considering all possibilities.