- Wed Nov 16, 2016 6:17 am
#192337
Hey Everyone,
After having been given a Nano I dived into the community head first. In doing so I joined another forum dedicated to the Arduino platform. Having read a great many posts there I found a repeating pattern which I find highly disturbing. If someone asks a question that is only marginally off topic senior posters will chide the poster in what I see as overt bullying. If someone asks a question about an Arduino clone board it causes the knee jerk reaction that any problems using those clones is not worthy of a response, or the poster is again intimidated for not buying genuine Arduino products.
Never mind that many people don't know the difference betwen a clone and the real deal. Never mind that obtaining a real Arduino in some countries is almost impossible. Never mind that some people have a family and don't make $75 K a year, and buying a cheap knockoff allows them to enjoy these little jewels when they otherwise wouldn't be able to. Never mind that many genuine Arduino products are not competitively priced, and someone developing a commercial product will seek a profit minded alternative. Never mind any of that, just buy the real thing or be prepared to accept treatment that I find to be socially unacceptable.
/Rant(end)
RS
After having been given a Nano I dived into the community head first. In doing so I joined another forum dedicated to the Arduino platform. Having read a great many posts there I found a repeating pattern which I find highly disturbing. If someone asks a question that is only marginally off topic senior posters will chide the poster in what I see as overt bullying. If someone asks a question about an Arduino clone board it causes the knee jerk reaction that any problems using those clones is not worthy of a response, or the poster is again intimidated for not buying genuine Arduino products.
Never mind that many people don't know the difference betwen a clone and the real deal. Never mind that obtaining a real Arduino in some countries is almost impossible. Never mind that some people have a family and don't make $75 K a year, and buying a cheap knockoff allows them to enjoy these little jewels when they otherwise wouldn't be able to. Never mind that many genuine Arduino products are not competitively priced, and someone developing a commercial product will seek a profit minded alternative. Never mind any of that, just buy the real thing or be prepared to accept treatment that I find to be socially unacceptable.
/Rant(end)
RS