That would be neat, a little question at the beginning of
the installer that says something like-----
[] I don't want all that techno stuff right now
OR-----
[] I'm a technician dangbustit, gimme a shell!!
and the person could click on what they wanted,
and it would proceed as such, more
choices could be made however that was just an example
of how people could have a choice when using Linux
of any version, more choice to have
the tech stuff or the easy stuff with
option to train along the way, and eventually
work their way into technician status
if they so desired it.
Hmmmmmmmm---
On Mon, 04 Dec 2000, Rick Commo wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Grubb
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 8:02 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: RE: [newbie] gates gets Linux
>
> I can understand what you are saying here, that the face of Linux will
> change and it will no longer be recognised as the free OS it is now. I
> disagree as I don't understand how simplifying the installation and use of
> Linux for basic home users will dramatically alter the foundations of the
> Linux OS.
>
> ------------------------------------------
> Dave,
>
> I agree with you completely. The proper attitude is that making Linux
> extremely easy will not (should not!!) SUBTRACT from what is here today! If
> you enjoy config files and mucking around with parameters - that will all
> still be there. If you enjoyed CLI work with the shell of your choice -
> that will still be there. But for the majority of people who are not
> interested in the "guts" the ease-of-use would be there. Add the "layman
> apps" that the non-enthusiast might be interested in and suddenly Linux
> could start to be a real alternative in the consumer market. That would
> help the consumer and Linux.
>
