Another rant

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Ralf Mardorf schreef op 17-11-2017 19:17:

> Some Arch Wiki pages are as outdated and/or weak as some Ubuntu Wiki
> pages. However, the major target group of Arch users is different to
> the major target group of Ubuntu flavour users. The quality of both
> Wikis is similar good. The Arch Wiki often is more detailed, since
> setting up Arch Linux requires more knowledge about lower level basics.
> The averaged Arch user knows how to build Arch packages, the averaged
> Ubuntu user usually doesn't.
> 
> Most major distros, including Ubuntu, follow a different policy, than
> Arch does.
> 
> "User centrality
> 
> Whereas many GNU/Linux distributions attempt to be more user-friendly,
> Arch Linux has always been, and shall always remain user-centric. The
> distribution is intended to fill the needs of those contributing to it,
> rather than trying to appeal to as many users as possible. It is
> targeted at the proficient GNU/Linux user, or anyone with a
> do-it-yourself attitude who is willing to read the documentation, and
> solve their own problems.
> 
> For example, I wouldn't call the Ubuntu bug tracker a bug tracker. It's
> hard to participate, if you know how to report bugs without using
> software and if you don't want to do it using software. I wouldn't call
> a Wiki, where you need to wait days, before you become a member of the
> documentation team a Wiki.
> 
> The attitude is completely different to the Archers attitude.

But that is the point I was making.

It is not the result of chance.