D> The average user doesn't understand linux on the desktop. R> The average user doesnt understand much of MS-Windows.
C> The average user doesn't, but do they need too? How many of us C> understand car engines, refrigerators, etc. In some aspect of our C> lives there are things we use and the only requirement for us is that C> they work. M> I think the point presented was that the average user would not M> be able to change from the Windows way of thinking about files, M> executables, and drives to the Linux way of doing the same thing. Well, I thought the linked article spoke for itself, but let me be more detailed and clear as to what i think... My perspectives/conclusions say a. people's understanding of MS-Windows is insufficient for effective use of it (and/or conversely MS-Windows is too difficult, cf. car & fridge); b. regarding "only requirement for us is that the work", refrigerators and cars maybe qualify, but MS-Windows, with a >50% malware infection rate, constitutes NOT "just work"ing. /Randall _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
