[16:00] schestowitz[TR2][16:00] schestowitz[TR2]Clara and I use MediaWiki for our public and private wikis. I have a lot of experience writing its markup, metadata, and templates thanks to being a Wikipedia contributor for two decades, as well as being a Whole Wheat Radio wheathead back in the day. Its also a novelty having a wiki that looks like a Wikimedia site, so you can have a silly Cyclopedia of your own :).
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[16:48] schestowitz[TR2][16:48] schestowitz[TR2]Almost every day, I read Linux news (on a few select sites). And almost every day I come across another example of tragic self-sabotage that hampers the potential growth and proliferation of the Linux desktop. In every single case, the deep, underlying reason is the same. A lack of awareness of what "product" is and what "product" should be. So, here we are, and welcome to another nice ran [16:48] schestowitz[TR2] t.
[16:48] schestowitz[TR2]Today, I would like to try, for the umpteenth time, to convey my message. It is quite likely to fail for many reasons. One, I will be misunderstood. Two, I will be ignored, because it is easier to treat me as a grumpy outsider than someone with a valid story that needs to be acknowledged, because that acknowledgment implies tons and tons and tons of hard, grueling and boring work. Three, [16:48] schestowitz[TR2] the past 25 years of Linux desktop development show that there's little hope of change. Now, let's begin.
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