On 13-Dec-07, at 11:11 AM, Bob Beck wrote:
If you like the current way it works, you should be able to continue
with this system. But what if my mum, who has low computer skill,
would
like to install a free, functional and secure system? I think the
software should help her to make the most accurate choices.
Because I
think my mum too deserves a reliable operating system. :P
I disagree.
A complex interface implies a lot of code. a lot of code
leads to unreliablity, either through bugs or detracting valuable
developer time from more important things
A simple interface (well designed) imples less code, which leads
to reliability.
Users who can no invest the effort learn enough to use a simple
interface do not deserve a reliable operating system. They deserve
windows,
and they deserve pop up buttong in their browsers that they click
ok blindly
for everything.
-Bob
When I read that, it sounded a lot to me like saying "if you're not a
skilled medical practitioner, you don't deserve decent health care."
Seems to me one of the better aspects of our society is our ability
to allow specialists to provide good services to non-specialists (or
at least those who can afford to pay for it). So sure, from a
practical standpoint people with above average computer skills are
always going to have better experiences with computers, but that
doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't try to even it out.
Jeremy
