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From: "Daniel Kasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [discuss] we need an "outlook" component to the suite
On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 15:17 +1000, Peter Hyde wrote:
>> Then why is this not being done as a default setting,
>
> Because I don't want it, and you haven't done it.
I guess sadly that is the reason why so many, lets say average computer
users stick to the more expensive programs, they have problems doing what
a
few find easy and so give up entirely.
I reject that outright.
How many people can't open an application? So what's the f*****g
problem? If you want to start talking about *other* usability issues
with OOo, then that may or may not be another story. But I put it to you
that it takes *precisely* the same amount of effort and skill to open an
email program, whether the launcher is in a toolbar in OpenOffice, or on
the desktop, or in a launcher bar somewhere else.
The *real* reason that people don't adopt open-source software is that
people are afraid of change, and they use the smallest, stupidest
excuses to support their insistence on clinging to what they've got.
Take the current example.
I do feel for those who work with you! Although I guess having some as
skilled as you, with the ability to easily do what others may find somewhat
confusing, is an asset in that you can make it work for them, which is
great.
However from a TAFE aspect, teaching Beginners Courses in Computers etc. In
reality it is not as easy as you may think. Go and ask the average person,
not an already Computer savvy person to do what you suggest and you will
find from their responses i.e.: blank stares that is beyond them. Also just
speak to the millions of again so called average computer users with basic
skills to make their own links, buttons etc, and again from their reactions
you will find that you are somewhat out of touch with the true MR & MRS
average computer person.
> Let me give an example. I just sent an email to a friend with an
> attachment that I produced in OpenOffice. I exported it to PDF, then
> switched to Evolution, and attached the PDF I just created.
This my friend is why so many unskilled users give up on OpenOffice. You
find it easy they don't.
I reject that also. It's not unskilled users who give up. It's lazy,
unintelligent users who give up. People who actually take an interest in
what they're doing have no problem with the above process. As for the
rest, I have no time for them, for the simple reason that they have no
time for themselves either.
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