DA>> > such excellent server programs as Apache, Samba etc. etc., but DA>> the desktops > look like bad Windows look-alikes, and the DA>> applications are worse. DA>> DA>> So you don't think we can or should go for linux on the desktop for DA>> non-programmers?
The problem is not "we can" or "we should" - the problem is that current state is not fit as a replacement for Office. Not yet, if you prefer, but still. DA>> msword look-alikes. But then you say people can't be retrained DA>> to use it. That means there's no point in linux on the desktop. The problem not if people can be retrained, the problem is to make them want to be retrained. For that, one should propose alternative as good as and even better. If you say "oh yes, lyx is better, you only need to do 10-step instruction including compiling a couple of packages from the source and installing a couple of fonts and libraries" - that may be good enough for the entusiast, which *wants* to do it, but it is long way from being good enough for person you want to convince to do it. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] \/ There shall be counsels taken Stanislav Malyshev /\ Stronger than Morgul-spells phone +972-50-624945 /\ JRRT LotR. whois:!SM8333 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
