Wim Horst wrote:
Op donderdag 7 november 2002 17:39, schreef Michael Holt:you need to raise your children in a proper way; don't want to use linux? Yell at them, if that does'nt work, hit them with a stick;)
I disagree :-)I am still trying to convince my kids to use linux. They dont buy it. They learned how to use windows and do not want to put much effort in learning how to work with linux. To fool them, programs must resemble those of windows and should not need ( much ) configuration. So the problem is, because they are used to windows linux has to be even more user friendly ( and faster ).
You're here - I'm here - we all got here somehow. I DON'T want to be
presented with a 'wizard' interface everywhere I go. Sometimes it's OK
for people to have to learn a few things before jumping in the driver's
seat - no? I think mandrake has really made some great strides towards
ease of use in the past couple of years - I just tried slackware 8.1 on my
laptop last week... that lasted about two days.
I used to build custom computers for people; I would recommend that new
users get a book called 'windows 98 for dummies' - I couldn't get ANYONE
to read that book - but about once a month or so, they would pay me to
come over and reinstall their system because they blew it up. That was
WINDOWS 98!!!! I think that time and energy would be better spent writing
good howtos and docs so that the people who aren't going to read them
anyway can pay those of who will!
Mike
Nevertheless i agree with you mandrake has don a lot and things are getting better rapidly.
I just can't wait to get my own children to manipu.. ehhr.. raise.... :o)
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