2012/6/4 Phillip Rhodes <[email protected]>: > On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 9:43 AM, drew <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, I can not agree that the 'next, next...' culture is wrong - that >> culture BTW is changing to just one click install. Soon IMO this small >> number of steps to install an end user application will likely be >> completely unacceptable. > > I'm not convinced, personally. "Unacceptable" to who, exactly? And are > we to believe that context is irrelevant, and that the install process for > every > program will be exactly the same. > >> There is no good reason that a person needs to know anything about the >> OS for daily performance of their tasks, unless they want to enter the >> field as a vocation or advocation. >> > > This sounds like the argument "a person doesn't need to know how an > internal combustion engine works, in order to drive a car." And > that's mostly true, but a car owner does need to know enough to check > the oil every so often, or know enough to know to have someone else > check the oil every so often. As analogies go, I think this holds up > here. Someone using a computer needs to know a little bit of basic > maintenance "stuff" or must rely on *someone* to provide the > knowledge. I don't think it makes sense to say the user can just > abdicate all responsibility for knowing the basics about the tool they > are using. > > Just my $0.02 worth... > > > Phil
+1. And remember: you need to learn a lot of rules and approve two exams before you get a driving license! Regards Ricardo
