Re: Hold the phone here...

begin  Christopher Parker  quotation:
> The current thread is whether or not LNX-BBC should be usable and/or
> useful to someone not familiar with the interfaces of the GNU
> operating system using the Linux kernel. I, personally, feel that
> LNX-BBC and other distributions similar to LNX-BBC could immensely
> help someone new to the Free Software movement. The newcomer is
> often intimidated by the thought of re-formatting their hard drive
> or installing software that isn't put together in one nice, neat
> package. Having a CD-only, no-install distribution is a shiny jewel
> that will alleviate their uneasiness. In this respect, I feel that
> having CD-only distributions be both usable and usefull is
> important.

	Absolutely.  But for that real novice, Knoppix has the space
to be much more friendly and pretty than we ever will.  

	The counterpoint is that the only reason we ever put that
goofy "EXPERTS ONLY" message on login was because people at Linuxcare
were freaked out about liability.  They worried about lawsuits from
people who dd'd their winchesters and wanted their data back.

	It's tough to remember this, but you don't need to be a
Macintosh to be user-friendly.  You don't need to be in X to make a
useable app.

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