>>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 >> >> Rafael Fernández López wrote: > 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.
All Linux distros are moving in the direction of greater usability and user friendliness. This is a higher priority for some distros than others. Gentoo is making progress in this direction. For example, soon there will be a graphical installer and Gentopia seeks to provide "It Just Works" usability to the Gentoo desktop. > > Sorry if I was wrong in some way. You will not be forgiven ;-). Zac > > Bye. > > -- [email protected] mailing list
