[ILUG-Cochin.org] i need to play vedio and audio on ubuntu7.04

[gingerjoos]

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 12:55 PM, habeeb z <habeebz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I learned a lesson from this. I cannot make people long-term linux
> users just showing them linux gui with compiz fusion and all, i have
> to transfer the knowledge and give support. I always feel sorry coz i
> could not do that.
>
> My point is, if we are committed to spread Linux and philosophy of
> Free Software and want to encourage people to use Linux, we have to be
> more supportive when people with limited or no knowledge of Linux come
> up with questions. this support is to be given in the area where they
> are interested. if a new user asks me "my linux box plays videos with
> low quality. then what is the advantage of using linux over windows?"
> i should not answer him "but your license allows you to modify and
> redistribute your linux" or something in that level.
>
> sorry for this long mail and please correct me if i am at the wrong end.
> --
> habib

well said. By discouraging "noobz" we're being selfish, aren't we? :)
Don't we want to share this gift with everyone? Isn't that one of the
fundamental ideas of free software? If we want to share properly, we
should stop being rude towards "noobz". I doubt if anyone here was
born with the entire Linux kernel code imprinted in his/her brain.
Everyone was a newbie once.

Anirudh

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