On Fri, 20 Oct 2000 11:04:27 -0400 (EDT), Larry Marshall said: > I think you're right but it's a tough call what to include/exclude. The > silly thing is that the first things the "ignorant" ones want to do is > play music, games and connect to napster. I do believe that dumping the > wide variety of interfaces would be a huge step forward. A simple "KDE > vs Gnome/Enlightnement" option would make things much easier. I kind of resent that Larry. <smile> I am one of those "ignorant" ones. Or at least I was. I came from Sinclair Basic (1981), through Commodore Basic, Microsoft/IBM Basic, Win 3.1, OS/2 v2.1, Warp 3, Warp 4, to Linux. Computer ignorant no, Linux ignorant, of course. But I am learning. With a lot of reading and help from some of you on these mailing lists. For which I am greatful. Not all of us have degrees in C++, Perl, etc. My biggest complaint is that the DOC files are written, of course, BY programmers but that they are written FOR programmers. I don't need to be spoon fed directions but to have to research every other word to decipher an instruction DOC is a task. The DOCs read like they are in foreign language. That would help many. I, personally, as an example, am having a problem getting diald (Dial-on Demand) to work. To me the DOCs don't tell me much. Stuff like if you want "something" do this, change this, etc. I am not sure what something is or if I need it or want it. Or where "this file" or "that file" is located. I have had help and suggestions from the lists but so far no luck. I won't give up. I might go crazy. ;-) But I won't give up. This little problem would probably drive most Windows users away. They have a "check-box" in their setup for auto dial. If they can find it. <smile> -- David Boles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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