Tom Brinkman wrote:
>
> On Sunday 08 July 2001 11:40 am, Jeferson Lopes Zacco wrote:
> That linux needs to get easier to
> > configure if it wants to atract Window$ users is a fact.
>
> Most all 'computer' problems are/or...., at least I've found it's
> best for me, should be approached as User, then Hardware, then (any)
> OS. Also, I'm not hearing anything about the fact that we use GNU/Linux
> in this thread. Linux is only the kernel, everything else is GNU
> contributed proccesses and apps written to run on it. It's obvious (at
> least to me ;) that distros like RH, SuSe, and specially Mandrake have
> made great strides in gathering together these apps/proccesses, and
> 'user friendliness' configuration and coordination tools in just the
> past few years. *_In spite of_* an increasing ignorance and/or
> preference of Lusers to add closed source/binary only apps and
> (win)hardware into the mix. (yeah, I'm diggin at y'all nVidia folks
> again ;)
>
> It's to the point where I believe Linux has far surpassed any M$
> offering in ease of installation and use by computer users on *real*
> computers. Those that insist on approaching their use of the computer
> problems as OS, then hardware, and lastly themselves will always have
> the hardest time ... _any OS_. In this I cite the use of non-(win)
> -hardware as the users fault.
>
> One very important exception to my above rants is security. Then if
> you're a M$ (OS, or applications for it) user, blame the OS first ;)
> Mainly because it's all closed, binary only ... and there's no viable
> way to secure and administer it. It's win-hard/software!
>
> So I pose the question... why the need for this seemingly absurd
> (to me anyhow) desire for Linux to attract Winblows users? Why add
> people who, usually in ignorance, sometimes arrogance, most often blame
> the OS for their problems to the Linux base of users? They could only
> be part of the problem, not the solution!
>
> Seems to me we already gotten a large recent influx who want to
> approach problems back'a$$wards as OS, hardware, but not themselves.
> Life's about choices, YMMV
> --
> Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Hey Tom,
I have an NVIDIA card and works great. What can I say, it came with the
computer.
Roman
Registered Linux User #179293
"su is not the root of your problem
but the start of a new journey"
