On Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:41:15 +0200 (IST)
Jonathan Ben Avraham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The first problem is that Linux advocates usually do not understand just
> how unusable and inappropriate Linux is for the average person, which
The guy in the story had most problems in *configuring* Linux, not *using*
Usually, people like these have other people configure their boxen for them
be it Linux/Windows/Whatever.
> leads to the second problem, that there is no Linux distribution that
> works out-of-the-box like Windows does.
No, they work differently, thanks god.
But seriously, if you think Windows is somehow consistent and easy
for computer newbies, I'll bet you never had to introduce it to those
people (I did). Of course Windows is very intuitive for *windows users*
which are a lot of people.... so should we stay "compatible" even
when it doesn't make sense?
BTW: for starters, check the behaviour of ALT-CTRL-DEL in:
- Win9x
- Win2K before login
- Win2K after login
consistent?
intuitive?
Usability of Linux is important and need a lot of improvements, but
not necessarily those that are pointed to us by missguided windows
newbies.
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