in the 80's andy birch of the acoustic chicken casserole wrote, "sneakers are
becoming machines". i am sure you have all seen the new nike's.
i read recently that computers are becoming toasters.
analysts predict that in the next 3-5 years, 24% of all computer "appliances"
will be running linux. so the argument of the learning curve becomes a moot
point. jerry ellison has already announced he is developing a $150 computer
aimed mainly at the education market that will be based on the linux kernel.
software will be run off of cd, no hdd. to upgrade your word processor, 1.
insert
new cd, 2. turn on computer. open source software will make it possible for
all people to compute. i am sure we will all still be able to get machines so
we
can do it the hard way. ;) if we wanted to we could build our own sneakers
too!
bye.
Richard Salts wrote:
> Someone said to me that, in his opinion, Linux was not yet ready for home
> consumer use. It is intended, he believes, more for corporate use and for
> those who have extensive computer experience than for home use because of
> the steep learning curve that peoople like myself are encountering when
> trying to use it.
>
> What does the membership of this list think of this viewpoint? Are there
> any list members besides myself who are endeavoring to use this op system
> at home?
>
> I am interested in what the list subscribers think of this statement. Do
> you think Linux, like Red Hat 6.0 is more of a system to be more used at
> the office or can consumers get in on using Linux, too?
>
> Richard
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