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On Wednesday 27 November 2002 11:57, Jesse Kline wrote:
> That's true, but you will have this problem with any OS. What if
> something breaks and the user cannot use the tools that they are used
> to?
exactly...
> I think the only solution to this is to educate people
> about how their computers work.
well, that and/or make sure the system never, ever breaks. i've actually yet
to see X Window just "die" without the user having mucked around in the
config files by hand or hardware crapping out.
the question of "what if it breaks" should be answerable by "it doesn't".
> blem is that most people want to
> use the computer as a tool, and like a car, take it to a mechanic when
> it breaks.
yep. in the odd case you really mess up take it to a pro.
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Aaron J. Seigo
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler"
- Albert Einstein
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