Did you join Ubuntu/Linux for the acceptance?

[blithen]

I was watching this video in my Psychology class and they were talking about how people join groups to feel accepted, to feel the belong somewhere. Then they showed a few clips of a few groups that people generally join in to feel accepted, and to my astonishment Linux popped up! And I was just wondering if any of you joined Ubuntu/Linux for that reason, or partly that reason? Because I know the warmth of the community keeps bringing me back to Ubuntu.

[beno1990]

Well... I started using Linux when I was 13 because I was a nerd. But then, after using more tech-guy type distros like Gentoo, I've settled on Ubuntu as my main distro. Why? I'm not sure, it might be partly because of the warmth of the community around Ubuntu, and also partly because even though I'm a comp-sci student, I prefer distros like Ubuntu which are easy to install and use in comparison (Linus Torvalds has stated he feels the same way).

So I'd say it's 50% technical reasons and 50% community reasons.

[chucky chuckaluck]

i just hope the groups i did join for acceptance don't know i post here.

[unknown03]

I joined because I was having trouble booting the LiveCD

[Swagman]

Could be something in that.

I was an Amigan before Ubuntu-ite.

[doas777]

well, on the psychology level I would say most did it to be different, rather than to gain a sense of sameness or community. that comes later. linux has a deep thread of 1337-ness to it, and that is defeated if too many squares do the same thing.

linux is really for the malcontent. as such I would say we are rebels, and non-conformists, which runs contrary to the proposition that we are seeking a community and that that is why we are drawn to linux.

I personally think my very practical reasons for moving to unbuntu we're my primary motivation, but i'm candid enough with myself to know that theres more to my reasoning, including personal smugness, paranoia, an OCD sense of control, and mistrust of profit motives.

just my two bits, don't wanna offend anyone, thats just how i see it.

[Simian Man]

Do you mean do we use Linux for that reason, do we use Ubuntu in particular for that reason or did we join these forums for that reason? In my case none of the three, but I am just curious what you are asking.

[days_of_ruin]

What do you mean by join? I used ubuntu for quite a while before I joined
any forums/groups.

[perlluver]

I joined the community to give back, and to help others. When I was setting up I used a lot of the documentation, and was hoping I could help give back. So did I join for being part of a group, I suppose I did.

[Sealbhach]

And I was just wondering if any of you joined Ubuntu/Linux for that reason, or partly that reason? Because I know the warmth of the community keeps bringing me back to Ubuntu.

I was fleeing from Vista, I didn't know anything about Open Source philosophy or the Ubuntu community.

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