"Linux has a lot going for it, but when we say someone can't do something because they're not that technical is a huge red flag. When developers are writing these apps, they should make it work out of the box. Us technical types love setting configurations and tweaking, but the average Joe doesn't even know what "configuration setting" means."
True, but think of how far Linux has come from it's early days. Hell, even since I started using Linux 5 years ago. Usability has increased 1000 fold since those days and I see no reason to believe it won't continue up that path. On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:51 AM, John Greep <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been reading Alan Cooper's book: "The Inmates are Running the Assylum" > [http://www.cooper.com/insights/books/#inmates]. If you haven't read it, > you really need to read it soon. > > <rant> > Linux has a lot going for it, but when we say someone can't do something > because they're not that technical is a huge red flag. When developers are > writing these apps, they should make it work out of the box. Us technical > types love setting configurations and tweaking, but the average Joe doesn't > even know what "configuration setting" means. > > Most of what I've noticed in my own use is that if there's a problem in > Linux, it's a usually a hardware fault or incompatibility. I'll wade through > forums and whatever documentation I can find. As a last resort, I'll > compile the app manually if it's required. I love that I have that ability, > but it prevents mainstream adoption if the user thinks they might have to go > to the command line for anything. > </rant> > > That said, I usually use Kopete for video. > > John > > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If I recall, Pidgen doesn't support video chat. Are there any other >> decent options out there? >> >> The reason I ask is that I helped a friend recently install Ubuntu 8.10. >> She's not liking it because it has no video chat. She says she tried >> Kopete but it didn't work. Sooo, I'm suspecting the problem may be her >> camera, and not Kopete per se. Or a user issue - she's not THAT >> technical... >> >> What does everyone use for video chatting? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Shawn >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > -- > John Greep > http://www.johngreep.com > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > -- Real life is my alt..... _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
