Heavens! don't do that. ToJams don't wash down too easily. And I happen to
agree with what you said. All things have a purpose and I, like you, don't
want Linux to be anymore like windows then the next guy.
--
Mark
"If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless,"
"Sharing is what makes them powerful."
Linus Torvalds
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Adrian Smith wrote:
> this will be a shock to you all, but i have an opinon here. =)
> i agree with Tom -- although i fully confess Tom is much better at saying than I am.
> probably because i am an obnoxious and arrogant and Tom isn't.
>
> but i can't figure this one out ether, why do you guys care so much about converting
>windoze users? should we make 18 wheelers with automatic stick shifts so that
>everyone who drives a car can drive a semi-truck?
>
> a honda accord has a purpose. a freightliner tractor/trailer rig has a purpose.
> they are not the same purpose.
>
> a hunting rifle has a purpose. a 50mm vulcan cannon has a purpose.
> they are not the same purpose.
>
> windows has a purpose. linux has a purpose.
> they are not the same purpose.
>
> use the right tool for the right job.
>
> if i wanted linux to be like windows, why wouldn't i have just kept using windows?
> i may not be the sharpest crayon in the box, but i just don't understand this.
> no product can be everything to everybody. no product.
> name any one *specific* product that fills every need held by every person on the
>planet.
>
> i think the "must be like windows" concept is a bad thing.
>
> i'll try to stuff a sock in my mouth now. =)
>
>
> Adrian Smith
> 'de telepone dude
> Telecom Dept.
> x 7042
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> >>> Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9:29:15 PM 1/17/01 >>>
> OK y'all !! This marks the last time I'm gonna start a thread
> starting with a news wire URL, well maybe ;> Actually I thought it was
> a business story that kind'a illustrated Linux's present state, and the
> perception of.
>
> The first full install I did of Mandrake was ~500mb. A current 'du
> -ch /' with my windoze drive umounted is ~4 gigs! ... and I've
> uninstalled a lot of the apps I don't use, and there's linux stuff on
> the windoze drive, not in that count. I like it just the way it is,
> the installer that is. What brandNewbie doesn't install several times
> before they 'settle in' ? ...and for experienced users, it's easy,
> albeit time consuming, to install just what you want. As much or
> little. LM's installation let's YOU choose. I believe there's nothin
> that needs changin. I like the current trend in Mandrake's installs.
>
> As to the 'convert windoze users', and get "linux on everybody's
> desktop' vein this thread has denigrated to. WHO CARES? Seriously, be
> more concerned that Linux continues to attract the people that built it
> to begin with ... the people all over the world that contribute to this
> free, open source, volunteer effort. Without them, Linux is dead.
>
