An interesting idea. I would forward the (maybe) controversial opinion that "yes, you should hide the filesystem". Not because I think that people are usually 'lusers' but because it would be good engineering.
I don't know how a toaster works in order to make toast... IMHO, Shane ----- Original Message ----- From: Jesse Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:04 pm Subject: (clug-talk) Should the unix fs be hidden from desktop users? > One of the first things I noticed when I first tried MacOS X was > that you would > never know that it was a Unix system unless you opened a terminal > and hit cd /;ls > I think that Apple has achieved a good balance between keeping the > layout easy > to understand for users of their classic system, while still > retaining the > traditional Unix infrastructure of the system. > I just finnished reading a paper at > http://evolvedoo.sourceforge.net/abstract/index.html which argues > that the same > thing should be done with the Linux desktop. I understand that the > Linux file > hierarchy can be confusing to users of MacOS classic and Windows, > but I think > that if it is explained correctly it is not too hard to understand > at least the > basics (ie. your files go in you $HOME dir, removable media can be > accessedunder /mnt, etc.). I was wondering what people on the list > think. Do we need to > hide the basics of the OS in order to make it more user friendly? > > Jesse > > > >
