Steve wrote the following on 3/13/11 3:51 PM: > I disagree on this. I think for the average user (like e.g. myself or > many of my non-tech friends) it is the best, not having to talk about > unix commands at all.
Then what is the purpose of posting those commands in the wiki? I am a less than average user, and my non-tech friends are less than average users too. But I don't like to be fed ready-made food without knowing what's in it. I don't need to be a chef to understand about basic ingredients and how they mix together. > Most of them neither know what unix is nor how > to apply unix commands. I hadn't the foggiest notion of Unix when I started using MacOSX 10.1, and I still have a very foggy notion, but at least a notion, because I made an effort to learn, by asking experienced users, and by looking for information on-line. > The immediate reaction to that would be: they > are not going to be a user at all. Might sound strange to many people > participating on this mailing list - but that's what I see > considering the people around me. "Considering the people around me"? I am reluctant to understand: you *seem* to have a poor opinion of people around you. > It's still possible to work with command line stuff (as Alex pointed > out). But I always had hoped we could make the tools so easy, that > even my mom would be able to use them and participate in encryption. There is a reasonable, attainable and executable middle of the way approach between having a basic understanding of Unix commands, and being a full fledged developer. It is not "nothing" or "all". > Nothing wrong with having a wiki with all the commands and their > usage. Nothing wrong, except that according to what you indicated, "the immediate reaction would be they are not going to be a user etc...". Since they are posted in the wiki, and I believe it is a good initiative, they should at least excite the curiosity of the users who read them. > Feel free to expand that and go as crazy as you like. Thank you for your permission. I do not consider that trying to understand what one is doing is going crazy. But have it your own way :-) > But my > mom probably would not read that, let alone understand it ;) Did it occur to you to ask her? If you do, you could be pleasantly surprised. Never underestimate the common sense and the natural curiosity of even the most basic user. > Cheers, steve> Cordial salutations, Charly-for-ever-crazy-Thank-God. _______________________________________________ gpgtools-users mailing list gpgtools-users@lists.gpgtools.org FAQ: http://www.gpgtools.org/faq.html Changes: http://lists.gpgtools.org/mailman/listinfo/gpgtools-users Unsubscribe: http://lists.gpgtools.org/mailman/options/gpgtools-users/arch...@mail-archive.com?unsub=Unsubscribe&unsubconfirm=1 This email sent to: arch...@mail-archive.com
