On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 21:35:53 -0400 Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You are forgetting the ease of use question.
Let's see. Oh, yeah, OpenOffice is incredibly hard to use because:
1. it runs on UNIX (thought it ran on Windoze too)
2. morons can't figure out how to start it because the icon has a
different look/name than M$ Word.
3. it's command line only
4. it's not M$
5. it doesn't cost taxpayers billions for licenses
6. M$ doesn't support it so it can't be good.
7. morons can't install it on their systems (they can't install M$ Word
either, thank goodness it's preinstalled for them)
did I miss anything?
>
> Do you think think the average govt employee would be able to handle a
> unix/linux box? Guess who makes up a large percentage of govt workers
> in DC?
Do you think the large percentage of govt workers could handle a Windoze
boz? No. They run spreadsheets and WP. Sysadmins set up the boxes.
Same argument valid both ways. Hell, I can't set up networking in XP!
The "Wizards" toast me every time.
>
> For example, do you think that guy you quote on your signature would
> be able to configure and use a linux box?
> "The man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has
> wasted 30 years of his life."
> This man is brain damaged, and boxing may have made it worse.
Guess that depends on what you're talking about viewing. When I was 20,
UNIX was king. Now I'm nearly 50 and UNIX is still king. At least it's
a consistent view.
>
> Besides, I suspect most of the users will be clerks and typists,
> entering data, or administrator types, playing bureaucratic games. I
> doubt these computers will be used to model terrorist activity, attack
> terrorist computer sites, or crack codes.
Yep. Entering data. From a UNIX box or a Windoze box, the only
difference is in the amount of time they can spend doing it because the
box isn't being rebooted.
>
> My biggest hope is that Homeland Security (Wonder why they didn't call
> in Internal Security?) will frighten off the terrorists. After all,
> they can't be too smart either, since we sitting ducks are still
> alive.
Because Homeland Security sounds more Nazi/SS. I still hate the sound
of that name.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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