On Monday 09 July 2001 11:40, Alfredo J. Cole wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [expert] Lack of standards
> Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 09:39:12 -0600
> From: "Alfredo J. Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Organization: ACyC
> To: "M. Osten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> M. Osten wrote:
> > More fuel for the fire I guess...
> >
> > Do you really want persons that can not edit a text file running linux
> > at all? I'm not prepared to try to support people that can barely hold
> > a mouse. The whole Linux replacing Windows on the desktop is
> > stupid...who cares. I use Linux because it works, I like using it.
> >
> > On a entirely diffrent flame fest. If this is the Mandrake expert
> > mailing list, I hate to see what the newbie list is like.
>
> I'm afraid you are missing the point. This is not a matter of just
> editing a text file. And as far as Linux on the desktop, why do you
> think Mandrake goes to so much trouble in making installation as easy as
> possible? For experts we could have kept it the way it was back when we
> installed Slackware distributions from floppies ;-). Have a nice day.
Yes it would be easier for me to just deal with the files, but some of them
are moved or deprecated (/etc/sysint/*). I am all for the GUI (I want
everybody to use Linux), but leave the file where they belong, so as the grow
they may leave behind childish things.
mg
