On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 12:26, GLL wrote: > How about tons of GUI-based tools ... USB that 'works' ... NO command > lines, no typing in meaningless groups of consonants interspersed with > numbers nobody cares about. ... Plug-n-play that WORKS. ... Video looks the same, > no questions asked, ... What's the difference between Postscript > and Ghostscript? Doesn't matter
> That's the way most people use computers. And that's why most people are stuck using sucky software... they don't function at a high enough level to expect (or need) anything better. > If we can make Linux THAT friendly, > things could get awesome. > Utopian ideals aside, there's no particularly good reason why Linux (as a whole) *should* care about becoming more user-friendly. Maintaining a fresh supply of newbies doesn't change my life one way or another. BUT... there *are* tremendous opportunities for those who take it upon themselves to put a friendly face on Linux. The software, in general, is solid...what *really* needs improving now are the client-to-expert human interfaces. Building *those* can be quite lucrative. FWIW, Dylan _______________________________________________ PDXLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug
