>
> I try to be OS agnostic - after all it's not a religion, nor should it be.
> So I try to judge the merits of any OS on how it "treats" me and what I can
> get done with it.
>
>
>
> Now let's bring it back. Personally, I enjoy the innards of computers and
> OSes, wish I know more about all of them and enjoy playing with them when I
> have the time. But if Linux is to really compete with MSFT OSes on the
> desktop two things need to happen (1) installation has to be an absolute
> breeze and (2) there need to be easy to install apps that are in demand.
> Not just or two, but the whole panoply of the Apps space. A vast, VAST
> majority of people don't care what's under the hood. To misquote a comment
> made to Bush (Sr.), "It's the appliance dummy!"
>
>
>
> Mandrake is doing is great and is on the right path!! Let's support them
> and eventually there will be a choice for those that want it - they won't
> have to become "Linux friendly users", because Linux will have matured.
>
> So... I'll climb into my asbestos suit now - with this crowd I'm gonna need
> it!
Well put, sir!
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-michael-
RLU# 175480
