On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:55:44 +1200, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I liken linux to the tiptronic gearbox in my car. > > in one mode (gui-X) i put it in automatic and i have a finely tuned 5 > speed automatic that is damned good at what it does. > > in the other mode (console) I can manually change gear to my heart's > content, and the car makes no assumptions for me (except it does prevent > me from changing into first at 120 km/h).
Except tiptronic is much more expensive than just automatic/manual whereas linux, in most circumstances, is cheaper. > > On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:48:52 +1200 > > > Michael JasonSmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 14:08, Derek Smithies wrote: > > > so is that why more and more cars seem to be automatic? > > Because changing gear is not part of the user task (go faster), and > > requires the user to know more about the system than necessary. Therefor > > if the entire manual-gearbox can be replaced the user is generally > > happier. > > > > However, I was making an analogy, and they always break be taken too > > far. > > -- > > Michael JasonSmith http://www.ldots.org/ > > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
