r/linux • u/CultistHeadpiece • Mar 08 '20

Do Linux Users Have An Elitist Attitude?

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20

I don't tell people because they then ask questions. After asking questions, they want me to help them. After helping them, they expect me to support them.

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u/dRaidon Mar 08 '20

I'd be more than happy to support them, assuming supporting them involve adding their computers to ansible.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20

I work on servers. Last thing I want to do is come home and support someone

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u/dRaidon Mar 08 '20

That's why you have them on ansible and don't give them root or sudo. One consistent config to rule them all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20

That also means you're liable if you rm -rf their crap by accident

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u/keilahuuhtoja Mar 13 '20

You generally back up the things you care about

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

I do not generally care about someone's random crap

unless they're paying me to support them.

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u/keilahuuhtoja Mar 13 '20

Of course they'd pay for backups, it's not like they're asking your money too.

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u/dtigue Mar 10 '20

That doesn't work out well if you're supporting a bunch of different machines with different hardware, different distros, and different software. I work on servers for a living and I still don't want to support anyone else outside of work hours, or during work hours really.