On 03/18/2012 09:51 PM, stephen barncard wrote:
I just don't think making it "goof-proof" for the lowest common denominator
at the expense of obliterating time proven methods that worked for the
experienced the last 30 years is progress. It will just make them more
dependent. Was this stuff really that broken? Maybe there should be a
"Dumbass" option, like the kiosk mode. Do it in the browser, but leave my
OS alone.
I have, mainly due to lack of money, moved towards Linux and away from
Macintosh, although
my main programming work occurs on a Mac PPC.
What I see is that both Mac and Microsoft are going for more and more
restrictive stuff
on the basis of "goof-proofing" everything. This should not surprise us,
as this is also the
approach of the British government; over-regulation on the theory that
people need protecting
(mainly from themselves).
Ubuntu seems to be going the same way.
I suppose, in due course, we will end up with a separation of species:
1. The Eloi machines for mind-dumbing content delivery and control.
2. The Morlock machines for heavy programming.
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