On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Craig Kattner wrote:
> I'm afraid I need to disagree with this. I picked up linux mostly
> because I wanted to have some understanding of unix, but it does have
> potential to be a desktop os. Think about the ease of use complaints,
> the original poster complained about not knowing how to even change
> directories. Would it be so difficult to add alias dir="ls -F
> --color=tty" to the bash defaults in the distro? I don't think so, and
> setting up some aliases for ease of use was among the first things I did
> when I got going. Little things like this go a long way. Yeah, it might
> be a little more complex, but maybe the installer could have options
> like installing packages as a workstation, as a web server, etc. It's
> naive and counter productive to say that becuase something is inherently
> complex that it can't be made more easy to use. I know my machine is
> easier for me to use just because of little thinks like that. Adding an
> easy to use window manager and some aliases might just give some the
> inpetus to dig deeper. Don't throw them off just because of any initial
> lack of sophistication.
That's basically like saying that an F-16 should be made as easy
to use as a glider. Or something like a F1 racing car made to function
like a peddle car. Yes, Linux or any UNIX can be used as a desktop OS but
to expect the system to be labotomized for the sake of a functionality
that it wasn't meant to perform as it's primary task is ridicules.
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