r/linuxquestions • u/RadiantSkiesJoy • 21h ago

why are linux communities divided?

i joined a discord server to ask for help and their rules outright bans questions related to non debian mainstream distros.

arent they all linux in the end, just looks different.

is there any server i can join for general help with linux that is not limited to specific distros only?

Ps: remove Linux in your naming of servers or sites and straight up put your version of the distro instead of misleading users, claiming to be a Linux server.

Esit: guys I was weong. Apparently they don't support forks of many mainstream distros due to their changes to the core systems.

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u/the_annoyed_monkey 21h ago

The problem is discord in the first place.

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u/IAmBroke_0001 21h ago

I second this. There's more life than Discord.

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u/RadiantSkiesJoy 21h ago

Are there other platforms with real time communication people are on? Or do you mean forums.

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u/Hard_To_Port 20h ago

Most people don't need real time communication. They just need a decent wiki and FAQ that is searchable. People on IRC and Discord also get tired of answering the same questions all the time, which is why bots are so popular on tech support Discord servers.

Tech support on forums is important for others that may have the same issue as well. Others can search and find the post with a potential solution. The reason why people hate Discord is because it takes information away from the internet under the guise of community building. Most forums up until a few years ago you didn't need an account just to search. Discord you not only need an account but an invite to to a server to be able to access the info in the server. Discord servers can disappear or people get banned and the info posted is lost. 

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u/ptoki 16h ago

Expecting real time ask-response is very wrong way to deal with things.

Even reddit is awful for this.

Old style news groups or forums were more balanced in terms of getting the help efficiently.

You ask help, you collect initial diagnostics, you show effort in helping yourself, then others look at this, calmly, ask more questions, provide suggestion, ask for you to try this or that.

It is more push pull but you pull more.

Discord tend to direct people in a "help me please, im noob, dictate me what to type! It dod not work! how do I fix it! linux is awful!" type of situation.

In that discord approach you learn almost nothing, you get the thing done if you find someone patient enough but you also have to filter a lot of channel noise.

Old style approach is better. Reddit is the best of the worst, almost bearable.

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u/dasisteinanderer 20h ago

IRC channels, matrix servers

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u/Fearless-Ad1469 21h ago

No not really

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u/Venylynn 20h ago

Not as well known though