"Linux is just Red Hat"

Bnonn bnonn at orcon.net.nz
Fri Dec 17 01:14:07 UTC 2004


Eric Dunbar wrote:
> Magic. Magic, I tell you. Ideally the operating system ought to make
> functions appear as if they are magic. The user ought not need to know
> the first thing about security, cron jobs, python scripts or sudo.
> They should be able to sit down with a minimum of training or
> experience necessary to turn the computer into a tool -- and, given
> the ideal of "freedom" affiliated with OSS, one aspect of that
> "freedom" is to ensure that people aren't alienated because they lack
> the skills needed to use OSS.

Right, just like people should be able to get into a car with a minimum 
of training, without knowing about steering, brakes, speed limits, or 
roadsigns...





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