On Tuesday 07 Feb 2006 1:42 am, Vinayak Hegde wrote: > Linux is not for everyone.
it should be - otherwise it is worthless > Computer are not specific purpose > devices like toasters or microwaves (Who am I kidding? Even these > have become increasingly complicated and ship with manuals. > Anyways I digress). A computer is not an appliance which when > switched on does the work you want. it should be - otherwise it is worthless > Learning about computers > requires quite a bit of time and effort. not everyone wants to learn about computers - or needs to learn about computers. Most people just want to learn to *use* computers, and most people learn that without much effort. An elitist attitude towards linux and opensource is what puts off a lot of people -- regards kg http://www.livejournal.com/users/lawgon tally ho! http://avsap.org.in ಇಂಡ್ಲಿನಕ್ಸ வாழ்க! -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
