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376 points turrini | 5 comments | 15 Nov 24 12:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.618s | source
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sourcepluck ◴[16 Nov 24 10:00 UTC] No.42155589[source]▶
The GNU project (and RMS) seem to get a lot of meme-ridicule, but GDB is a powerhouse. I've only had occasion to mess with it a little, but it seems to have had such a huge impact on people's development work over the years.
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pipes ◴[16 Nov 24 10:29 UTC] No.42155682[source]▶
Genuine question what does gnu get ridiculed for?
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1. sourcepluck ◴[16 Nov 24 11:09 UTC] No.42155821[source]▶
The GNU/Linux copypasta thing which is all over reddit all the time, for example. Saying the software is "bloated" is another trope. Thirdly, a suggestion that it (GNU, free software) is all very impractical or "backward". I guess in general a feeling that it's not "cool" or "hip", maybe?

I don't know, it seems very common to me. Have you not seen anything like that?

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2. spamatica ◴[16 Nov 24 11:19 UTC] No.42155848[source]▶
I must be checking the wrong forums. Never seen it.
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3. sourcepluck ◴[16 Nov 24 12:32 UTC] No.42156088[source]▶
Ok, that's interesting to hear. More reason to spend (even) less time on Reddit and Youtube, I suppose, which is probably where I've been over-exposed to these sorts of points.
4. pipes ◴[16 Nov 24 21:57 UTC] No.42159704[source]▶
People on Reddit have call bin utils and core utils bloated? I sort of assumed we all just took those for granted as rock solid and the reason that we can have a free Unix operating system. Huh. Maybe I'm wrong though. What subreddits are saying this? Again, genuine question, I think I must be getting old!
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5. sourcepluck ◴[19 Nov 24 19:51 UTC] No.42187387[source]▶
I'm not on Reddit these days, and haven't been in a year or so maybe, so couldn't show you anything more than what you could find with a quick search on maybe r/linux or similar heavily populated subreddits related to these things.

I saw this comment yesterday and thought of this discussion though, maybe it helps illustrate what I was trying to say? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42170536

The point being made in the comment linked to, briefly, is how non-SW engineers "turn their nose up at open-source solutions". It's a bit broader than what I was saying, but was roughly the kind of trend I was trying to allude to.