[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu CNR deal

[Tony Arnold]

Stephen Morrish wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2/12/07, *Tony Arnold* <tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk
> <mailto:tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk>> wrote:

>     Perhaps the implication is that many Windows users are already 'mindless
>     idiots'. Or to be more fair, people who have bought a machine that
>     already has Windows installed and just want to start using without ever
>     having to understand about operating systems and how to administer them.
>     Such people either haven't got any anti-virus/anti-spyware etc., or
>     they asked their mate (or teenage offspring!) to do it for them.
> 
> I know lots of people that use Windows, very few could be described as
> mindless.

I was not trying to imply all Windows users are mindless! In fact I was
suggesting they are not mindless but a victim of the way systems are
sold and the expectation they have that computer just work just how they
expect them to.

> Given that projects like "Automatrix" and "Easy" are so popular shows
> that there is a need for them. Issue have arisen from using them, I
> think that addressing these issue by bringing a solution "in house" is
> an excellent idea.

I've no objection to making life easier for users, but I still think one
gets far more out of a system if one has a little understanding of what
it does and to some extent how it does it.

Regards,
Tony.
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