Chris, I think the point presented was that the average user would not be able to change from the Windows way of thinking about files, executables, and drives to the Linux way of doing the same thing. C:\ drive means nothing to Linux users, just like /dev/sda1 means nothing to Windows users. "run the .exe file" means nothing to Linux users, just like "run sudo make install" means nothing to Windows users. We have some differences to make up for before we can switch anyone over in substantial numbers.
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Randall Whitman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> The average user doesn't understand linux on the desktop and probably never >>>> will. >>> Does the average user understand "NT kernel" on the desktop? >> >> Never mind the NT kernel, the average user doesnt understand much of >> MS-Windows overall. > > The average user doesn't, but do they need too? How many of us > understand car engines, refrigerators, etc. In some aspect of our > lives there are things we use and the only requirement for us is that > they work. Business is the same way... It just needs to work. Granted > I believe it would work better without MS business does work with it. > Until the companies that make apps for Windows move away from it or at > least to a web/cloud based were stuck with MS. > > >> Linkname: Malware worldwide grows 15 percent in September | Security - CNET >> URL: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10363373-83.html >> Note: 59% >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
