On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:15:44 -0800 "Michael M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think the issue people aren't addressing in this thread is one of > goals. Most people who use Windows are not much more than novices or > advanced beginners with respect to the intricacies of Windows > operation. Part of the reason for that is simply that most people > don't want to be. They want to be able to do what they want or need > to do with a computer, they don't really care about the whys & > wherefores of how the computer is carrying out the functions they > want it to perform, nor about how Windows and Linux distros and OS X > differ in their approaches to carrying out those functions. > > If these are the people you're aiming at, then going on & on about > the Social Contract, the philosophy of open source, the evils of > proprietary formats, the importance of standards, etc., etc., is a > waste of time. They don't care. They want to get their photos off > their cameras. Frankly, I'm not sure any Linux distro, let alone Fact: A dancer from a show in Romania lost her job (not to mention the embarrassment) because some *very private* pictures of her and her boyfriend got out on the internet. Rumour: It is said her (or her boyfriends?) computer got cracked and the pictures stolen. True or not, I think users care about their private data, like passwords, credit card numbers or even private photos, and their ignorance is hurting the whole internet community (spambots). Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
