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voidmain:
Good post, as far as having to "reinstall" Linux because something went bad wrong, I can't remember *ever* having to reinstall it in the last 10 years of using it. The closest I've come to that is sticking in a newer CD and pressing "upgrade".
gump420:
quote:Originally posted by rumor:
Since my last post apparently produced a total brain meltdown in the usuals at this forum since no one could even muster up something like "this is nonesense, wtf" (which i guess is to be expected from you geeks who aren't aware that there is a whole world outside their rooms), i'm going to post about something closer to home but related to the original post.
Apparently you totally refuse to accept that user-friendly interface and ease of use has any importance in an OS.
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Apparently you totally refuse to accept that there ARE user-friendly OSes out there that don't crash every fucking minute.
quote:Apprently you're so proud of linux because it takes a lot of skill, knowledge and experience to use it.
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Apparently you're so proud of Winblows because it assumes that the user is a god-damn idiot who needs help tying his own shoelaces.
quote:Guess what, an OS that cannot be used by someone who spends less than 14+ hours a day on a computer is a piece of shit. At that point to the user it doesn't matter that when it does run something it runs it well.
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Guess what? An OS that MIGHT run well for a month or two before going to hell is a piece of shit. At the point to the user it pisses them off that even if the app does run it promptly crashes.
quote:This is the reason why there are no applications or drivers for linux too - a problem you yourself admit exists.
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Actually, given the fact that I can download literally thousands of programs to run on a *NIX box, totally free of charge, and given the fact that I have never run into a piece of hardware that wasn't at least partially supported under my current *NIX flavor at that time -- no, I don't admit this problem exists.
quote:Oh and if it's easy to use for YOU obviously doesn't mean that it's easy to use. Don't even try to use this excuse, you know that a causual user cannot install linux and probably will not be able to use it, and this is a VERY important drawback which has kept linux from becoming more popular.
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This MUST be why my Mom wants me to set up a Linux box for her so that she can learn *NIX; yeah, I'm sure you hit the nail right on the head with that completely bullshit comment.
quote:Sure maybe it's the perfect server OS, and a perfect server admin OS, but what can it do for anyone else?
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What can it do for anyone else? Everything Winblows can do and more; sure, you don't have the same selection for applications, but you know as well as I do that the end result is what matters - not the application that you use to get there.
quote:What percentage of computer users are sysadmins/programmers?
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What percentage of computer users are as fucking stupid as you? A depressing large number, it seems . . .
quote:I say fix the interface, find a better way to explain people wtf there are 300 versions (distros) of the same OS, streamline installation - windows-easy installation mode maybe, make it possible for a user to learn the advanced features while using the OS to some extent - means make it use a windows/some-other-*good* interface mode by default after the OS installs. Command line commands and keyboard shortcuts are great, but make it possible for an OS to be used without them "out of the box". After you acomplish all that you can start marketing it and actually begin to expand the user base. Untill then, forget it.
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I say, go find a big city with one of those 10+ lane streets and play in traffic until you get your sorry ass run over by a semi.
Calum:
:D (chortle chortle) Let's have a rebuttal now, rumor, that would be fun!
Ron:
Build a decent gui for pnp people. If you want to usurp the WG then your product has to be better (more point & click) than his. I handle the code but She Who Must Be Obeyed needs ease of use. And I'm still trying to get her to accept Linux.....
voidmain:
Hath your pnp better half tryeth something like KDE 2.2.2 or higher, or tryeth OSX?
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