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They say that GNU is spreading misinformation and "stop getting info from charlatans"?

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[–] mearce@programming.dev 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Thank you for asking a question that you were afraid to.

You could just have easily moved on, but instead you give others the opportunity to share their knowledge and subsequently you give other people opportunities to learn.

Maybe one day we can have an internet not so full of snarky replies, and instead one where everyone is given opportunities to learn, and ask, without fear of being belittled.

In order to give those with knowledge the opportunities to share, we need to ask questions that are indicative of our current understanding (or lack thereof).

It may sound silly, but asking questions really is a vulnerable act. Genuine questions are often met with unjustified and unhelpful hostility on the internet.

tl;dr: Thanks for asking! Now I'm wondering the same thing.

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