On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:27:03 -0500, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: However, I can't just > tell my computer-illiterate father-in-law to download Firefox, and he > shouldn't have to know how to install software to use his computer to browse > the web.
I don't know if i necessarily agree with you on that, Dave. This 'argument' has come up before...about whether or not the user bears a responsibility to be somewhat 'knowledgeable' or not in order to use a technology. I have to know certain things to drive a car...and if i know that i don't know -how- to do certain things, i know i must pay somebody else to do those things for me (fixing what's broke under the hood)...but even if i don't know how to do it, i know it needs to be done. Is browsing the web a God given right that we all have, without the responsibility to be aware of certain things (security, primarily)? I don't know if I'd agree. Just my opinion, of course :) -- Charlie Griefer ================================================ Marta was watching the football game with me when she said, "You know, most of these sports are based on the idea of one group protecting its territory from invasion by another group." "Yeah," I said, trying not to laugh. Girls are funny. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:195019 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
