Or give complex video recording and playback devices to consumers, or provide tools for publishing your own content, or advanced 3d modelling tools to amateurs. All these things where at one time considered to be the realm of the professional only, but are now commonplace commodity items.
I think its called progress. On 28 Oct 2009, at 22:43, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> Oh feel free to code the thing then. Just don't ask mom and pop >>> whether >>> they want their user account database in ldap or mysql or in >>> passwd and >>> shared via NIS+. >> >> My whole point has been that it could be done, while you've been >> saying it >> couldn't. Having apparently accepted that was wrong you raise >> spurious >> issues about implementation. What does where they want their user >> accounts >> have to do with anything? Pick a reasonable default and use it. >> Ask them >> if they already have a user source, and use that. If mom & pop are >> setting >> up an initial system, they'll happily use whatever you give them. >> > > There was never a question of "if". The question is how wise is it to > give a TIG welder to an eight year old and to tell him that he can > build a hotrod. Or to give a scalpel to a six year old and to tell him > that if his tummy hurts he can take out the hurting part. > > > -- > Dotan Cohen > > http://what-is-what.com > http://gibberish.co.il > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
