Jeremy Huiskamp wrote:
On 13-Dec-07, at 11:11 AM, Bob Beck wrote:
If you like the current way it works, you should be able to continue
with this system. But what if my mum, who has low computer skill, would
like to install a free, functional and secure system? I think the
software should help her to make the most accurate choices. Because I
think my mum too deserves a reliable operating system. :P
I disagree.
A complex interface implies a lot of code. a lot of code
leads to unreliablity, either through bugs or detracting valuable
developer time from more important things
A simple interface (well designed) imples less code, which leads
to reliability.
Users who can no invest the effort learn enough to use a simple
interface do not deserve a reliable operating system. They deserve
windows,
and they deserve pop up buttong in their browsers that they click ok
blindly
for everything.
-Bob
When I read that, it sounded a lot to me like saying "if you're not a
skilled medical practitioner, you don't deserve decent health care."
Seems to me one of the better aspects of our society is our ability to
allow specialists to provide good services to non-specialists (or at
least those who can afford to pay for it). So sure, from a practical
standpoint people with above average computer skills are always going to
have better experiences with computers, but that doesn't mean we can't
or shouldn't try to even it out.
Jeremy
Isn't it how it is already. If you don't pay to the teeth for your
health care already, you have to go where your HMO force you to go and
they may think you might get medical attentions or not. Not really your
choice! And that is if you are lucky to have Health care coverage in the
first place. Makes no mistake about it. Your doctor will not go to the
same HMO doctor they you would be force to go. Well, since you are in
Canada, it may not be as bad, but never the less the idea is the same.
Now the original question was how to participate in it, the answer was
provided and don't forget that it's been clear for ever that OpenBSD is
developer by it's developers for the developers and we are just lucky to
get the benefit of it.
So, what was your point already...?
