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Nicollo Vé - Is the Linux Community too Elitist? [video] (tube.kockatoo.org)

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A KDE developer gives his opinions on the topic.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn’t every niche community full of gatekeepers before it becomes mainstream?

[–] Feyd@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Most niche communities are full of people that desperately want people to participate in their hobby. Linux despite being a relative underdog is not actually a niche community. Even so, the majority of people are kind and accommodating, but it only takes 1 out of 10 interactions being negative for someone to label a community as toxic, even if that interaction is basically "use the existing resources in the sidebar"