Comments on: Discouraged

By: SamLiao

SamLiao — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:59:23 +0000

Thanks for your work. Gentoo is really great, I tried many linux distro and found that gentoo is what I really want. Just randomly browsered your blog and want to say thank you.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:20:14 +0000

Hi! I do understand how you feel, and I’m not into anything computers. I’m a writer. Few understand the hours and hours that go into a novel, fewer still realize how much has been edited out of it. There are those in my life who are extremely discouraging, and I know if I was working a 9 to 5 job slaving away in a cubicle, I’d have all the support in the world…

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:05:29 +0000

Whats ironic here is that the people that are saying that, probably could not even display “Hello World” into their terminals.
I have used a lot of operating systems over the years, and Gentoo is by far my favorite. Trust me, you and your fellow devs are appreciated, and respected.
They are probably just kids trying to put you down to make themselves look better because of their low self esteem.
Thanks and good luck,

By: Mick

Mick — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:27:16 +0000

In general, people who bad-mouth linux developers are typically winbloze users. Have pity for them… they will never realise their computer’s full potential.

It’s good to vent as well. Sometimes taking a few days or a week or so off from development might help.

By: Pavel

Pavel — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:02:32 +0000

Gentoo is a special distro, gentoo devs are special people. I have great respect to every single gentoo dev, you included. You make our distro great. Thank you.

By: Ant P

Ant P — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:09:30 +0000

Just remember, the people calling you an idiot are only doing so because it’s all they know. If anything, they’re jealous that you contribute something to society.

Which is why you won’t hear much from the group of people grateful for what you do, even though there’s far more of them – they’re all busy doing stuff.

By: Matt Henley

Matt Henley — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:42:20 +0000

Thanks for all your work.. Remember, its typically only when things don’t work we find out who the maintainers and developers are ( Lennart comes to mind whenever I have an audio problem even if its my amp overheating).

By: SecludedSage

SecludedSage — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:20:37 +0000

You are not really being discouraged. Believe me! In fact, being a Gentoo develuper is an encouragement, for most people. However, you should understand that people are usually unconfortable to say “you are great” unless they really enjoy your work. So, you should find your own great happiness of your own.
Even they are silent, many of your colleagues need you and they are blessing you. Many of your friends help you. Don’t be so sad, guy!
And, you did a great work and thank you for your contribution.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:46:50 +0000

First off, a big thank you for your effort in contributing to the Gentoo project, which brings the goodness to me as a Gentoo user. Also, have a break and don’t get yourself burn out due to the negative energy. Afterall, we can’t please everyone, can we?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:42:14 +0000

Well for what it’s worth, as a long time silent gentoo user/admin, I thank you for all the hard work that makes Gentoo my choice. Nothing comes close, and its due to the countless hours of free work you guys put in.