"Linux is just Red Hat"

[Sean Miller]

Bah! Reply to sender strikes again... reply below (Sorry Bnonn -- you 
get it twice, my mistake)
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Bnonn wrote:

> Eric Dunbar wrote:
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>> 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.
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> 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...


Little unfair.... a better comparison would be that people should be 
able to get into a car without having to build their own internal 
combustion engine, or understand how it works, should be able to brake 
with confidence without having to take their wheels off every time they 
come to a hill and tweak their discs and pads, and should be able to 
understand roadsigns without having to consult a manual, or have taken a 
lengthly course.... in other words roadsigns should say "Maximum speed: 
30mph", not "Change of speed limit: X1 (See Federal Manual, Paragraph 
2)" or "Beware: Buffalo Crossing" not "Government Advisory P2" :-)

Sean