Stephen Morrish wrote: > > > On 2/12/07, *Tony Arnold* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> Perhaps the implication is that many Windows users are already 'mindless > idiots'. Or to be more fair, people who have bought a machine that > already has Windows installed and just want to start using without ever > having to understand about operating systems and how to administer them. > Such people either haven't got any anti-virus/anti-spyware etc., or > they asked their mate (or teenage offspring!) to do it for them. > > I know lots of people that use Windows, very few could be described as > mindless. I was not trying to imply all Windows users are mindless! In fact I was suggesting they are not mindless but a victim of the way systems are sold and the expectation they have that computer just work just how they expect them to. > Given that projects like "Automatrix" and "Easy" are so popular shows > that there is a need for them. Issue have arisen from using them, I > think that addressing these issue by bringing a solution "in house" is > an excellent idea. I've no objection to making life easier for users, but I still think one gets far more out of a system if one has a little understanding of what it does and to some extent how it does it. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
