Hi, Ok, let's stop discussing this because it makes no sense.
Gentoo fits my needs perfectly, and from my point of view, is the best distro that I've used ever in this no-dual-boot 3 years using Linux. I just wanted to know what did think other users about opening Linux to people that only want to use the computer for writing letters, checking email and surfing the Internet. Sorry if I was wrong in some way. Bye. > Rafael Fernández López schreef: >> I think that my father wouldn't like to know that there are X email >> clients, and the features of each one. He only wants to click on "MY >> EMAIL" and read his new email. That's the point. >> > > And so your father can use SuSE, or Lindows, or one of the many other > distributions (probably including Mandriva, Ubuntu, Libranet, and > Xandros), which do this by default, in the name of "user-friendliness". > > I don't know what is the point of saying "Linux should do...." as if > "Linux" is just one thing. Well, OK it is (the kernel), but an installed > OS is naturally more than just the kernel (under Windows as well). The > entire point of distributions is to cater to certain preferences, and if > X distribution does not cater to yours, then try Y distribution. > > In any case, I certainly don't know what the point of "discussing" some > non-existant monolithic Linux here might be (even if it did exist, what > exactly are the interested subscribers to the gentoo-users list supposed > to do about it). > > Holly > > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list
