Between Windows volunteers and Linux volunteers, I've found the former much more amicable.
Paid support guys from Microsoft on the other hand: No offence to them, but they're useless.
Re:GNOME 44
by ChuckNorris89 on Thursday March 23, 2023 @10:52AM
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>That's because people who answer are being paid to do so
No they're not. Read my comment again. I wasn't referring to proprietary forums owned by the corporation who makes the platform, but to generic public tech forums that aren't owned by any company.
Windows users tend to be way more helpful than Linux users over there.
Sorry for the confusion.
I guess one explanation is that Windows users are immensely many more, so the small portion of users who are generous enough to contribute in those kinds of forums will also be formed of more varied attitudes and skills.
Not so much with open source, where the one answering has (potentially) just came back home from work and is just taking the time and energy to do it from their own free time and goodwill while they sip a beer and think about what to make for dinner in a couple minutes.