On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe wrote:
> I dont really gree with that. Just making the GUI "more windowslike"
> appears like a false solution. Bottom line is that the users still need to
> learn the jargon and ways of an entirely new operating system, so why not
> use something that is closest to the system itself.
> For example, when I first installed linux on my system, I showed my mom the
> GNOME interface. Now she is pretty comfortable with things like GNumeric,
> GEdit, all the little games, etc. just as she is with similar things under
> Windows! She says that both work on the same intuitive "point-and-click"
> principle, so theres no big deal relearning it.
I was referring to users already pretty used to windows - the type who'd
rather not relearn, since it gets in the way of real work. No doubt, I
couldn probably show my mom how to use Gnome as well, but she'd much
rather just send her email thru outlook and get off the PC.
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