Re: Re: Call It "Linux that WORKS for Everyone ELSE, too"
Carla Schroder <[email protected]>
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On Thursday 29 April 2004 5:08 pm, Matt King wrote: > Doesn't mean the other incomprehensible stuff can't be there underneath > for the more technically inclined. > Indeed yes. We have already have that, to a degree. > That's what I don't get about Linux people who try to get regular > non-geek computer users to switch and then are frustrated when they > don't. People don't want to learn how to insmod a usbdriver and use > udev to mount their usb hard drive (I just made that up so don't grill > me if it's not technically correct). They want to plug it in and have > it show up automatically. Until there is that (and I'm not saying > there isn't now, but it's few and far between), and there are GUI tools > that a monkey can figure out, getting typical users to use Linux after > the novelty has worn off won't happen. > I don't much care if Aunt Faye and Uncle Mort can operate a Linux PC. Heck, they still rub sticks together to make fire. What I care about is making my life easier- let the computer do the work. Isn't that what they're for? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carla Schroder this message brought to you by Libranet 2.8 and Kmail ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~