----- Original Message ----- From: "Dallam Wych" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I couldn't agree more with these statements. I have only been using > linux for about nice months now, and have found it to be a steep > learning curve but well worth it. I have a much better sense of how > my computer works now, something I would have never acheived with > M$ requiring me to trust them and just point and click and don't ask > why. I too find Linux enjoyable and a refreshing change from Win, but I am interested in computers for their own sake. Users, by definition, aren't. > The one thing that really bothers me though is this, I didn't switch > to linux to see it become more "windows-like". I don't mind the GUI, > I have the option of the console. I guess my feeling is that if you > want a system that does everything for you without you having to learn > about it, why not just stay with windows? Why does linux have to be > made "easier", some of us like it the way it is. "Make Linux easier" != "Make Linux a clone of Windows"; And one way Linux can easily 1-up MS is to keep all the under-the-hood options available (command line, etc.) while still making the gui ever more powerful/easier. Keeping Linux just the way it is certainly an option. But then there's no room to complain about MS as we've decided we are perfectly alright with them having a 90+% desktop marketshare. Their monopoly will be secure. With Linux forever relegated to a small niche. Fact is, Linux has gotten *lots* easier. The COL 3.1 I'm working with now is a giant leap from the RH 5.2 I started with 2 years ago. But all the power is still there. Indeed, the power stuff has grown right along with it. Linux could be the first OS in history to make both the Users and the Techies happy. Big Group Hug! Best regards, Michael _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
