"Linux is just Red Hat"

[Russell Cook]

Nicely put Sean - isn't this what was really meant by user friendly :-)

To add to you analogy, I know plenty of truck drivers who don't  know 
how to repair a transmission, they are professional drivers not 
mechanics. Why is everyone required to be a mechanic in the PC world?

Russ

Sean Miller wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>> 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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>
>
> 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
>
>


-- 
Kind Regards 
Russ

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