2011/6/8 Renaud (Ron) Olgiati <[email protected]>: > On Wednesday 08 Jun 2011 04:21 my mailbox was graced by a message from > Wolfgang Bornath who wrote: > >> >> Maybe we should think less of what the prog owners do, and more on >> >> whether or not the users want/need the prog ? > >> > +1 > >> Good, tell that to the owners. >> Sometimes I think that some users are like little kids. They see it, >> they want it, and they don't care about anything else. >> What do you say to a kid asking for that yellow bike which belongs to >> another kid? > > For many years now, when people asked my advice on which OS to use, my reply > was "what software do you need to use, and what OS does it run under ?"; then > told them to use that OS, whatever it was (Yes, even MS Windows ;-3) and I do > the same for my personal use: if a distro does not run the prog I need, that I > am used to, etc. I will not use that distro.
Right, same as I do. I never had a problem running Windows for a special app which was not available in Linux. And I never had a problem with using a Gnome app in a KDE environment if the Gnome app better suited my needs. > I do not see the point of learning the complexities and vagaries of a new > drafting prog when the one I know is available on another distro that runs > without problem (for now), just for the sake of "being a Mageia user". Yes, quite right, same as I do. We totally agree on this. Now, how is this related to the issue at hand? -- wobo
