On May 31 1999, at 09:55, Alain EMPAIN was caught saying:
>
> > > Actually, I think the single most compelling reason to
> > > run Linux on a home / hobby computer is this: It is fun
> > > to know something that others don't.
> >
> > I like that too, but I think in the long term that kind of attitude
> > will hurt Linux. We need more people to use Linux if we want more
> > software/hardware to be supported under Linux.
>
> It seems very important to me !
>
> Better to help people to feel more efficient and more creative, step by
> step along the need, than to maintain a border between 'gurus' and
> ordinary people.
I agree with you on that point, but the question I have is do people
want to understand more? I've tried explaining what I'm doing to
fix a computer problem when helping people, but a lot of people
just don't care. They expect someone to be there to help when needed.
I don't think it's any different than someone expecting a plumber
to come fix the pipes when something goes wrong. I think it's important
to empower computer with a little more knowledge about the computer
than they have today [I think this would get rid of a lot of frustration
people feel towards computers], but it's not realistic to expect everyone
to be knowledgable enough that they can solve all their own problems.
- Deepak
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