canpolat

canpolat , 7 days ago

The shape of that bottle is creepier than the text.

canpolat OP Mod , 10 days ago

I believe you can replace start with the command that is suitable for your system (e.g., xdg-open for linux).

canpolat , 20 days ago

If you are thinking about transitioning an organization to open source, pricing and vendor lock-in are generally good arguments.

If you are thinking about helping individuals transition, that's a bit more difficult. Pricing could still work, but is not always that effective. It boils down to the willingness to try something new.

In both cases projects with good documentation and a healthy community also helps, but if the open alternative lacks features, it's a though sell.

canpolat , 20 days ago

The only such transition I was involved in was switching from TFS to Git, and there was no discussion. It was the obvious thing to do and for a while we needed to support some developers who are new to Git.

So, it all depends on the type of change you want to implement. Most people don't think much about a piece of software being open is significant. That's why the main selling point should be the product itself. Especially in organizations openness alone is not a strong enough argument.

But with individuals, it may help to inform people about FOSS instead of just suggesting alternatives ("Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Stallman/Torvalds?"). If the individual doesn't understand or subscribe to the values, the switch may be temporary. My 2 cents. Hopefully others will come up with better tactics.

canpolat , 22 days ago (edited 21 days ago)

Not having any personal projects is perfectly fine. Don't worry about it. Not everyone has to have their job as their hobby. Try other things (music, hiking, cooking, etc.). Try to find a hobby that makes you happy (if you don't already have one). That's way more important than having a public GitHub profile. And if a company decided not to hire you because of that, you basically dodged a bullet.

canpolat , 21 days ago (edited 21 days ago)

I am not concerned about not having anything to show for my free time. I am just not finding interest doing stuff which could indicate something worse.

You are not alone. It's not easy to find an engaging free time activity. And even if you do, you may get bored of it after some time. The only thing I can say is: even if something doesn't seem very interesting at first, give it a try anyway (as long as it doesn't require a huge upfront investment). You may end up liking the activity or you may end up with like-minded people. And the worst case scenario is, you have wasted some time.

I think majority of people suffer from not having a meaningful free time activity (amplified by the possibilities of internet). And I'm saying this without any data to back it up, so don't quote me on that.

canpolat OP Mod , 2 months ago

Mine happened when I watched Paolo Perrota's Git courses on Pluralsight. That's when it clicked for me.

canpolat OP Mod , 2 months ago

I don't think I read that one. I created a separate link-post for that one. Thanks.

canpolat OP Mod , 2 months ago

What checkout actually does. Here is a past comment with links to the courses (they are pay-walled, unfortunately)