I realize I left myself open for a flame. The original email was venting
frustration at computer "journalists" calling windows/IE/Outlook worms and
viruses COMPUTER viruses and seemed to be lamenting the low profile of
Linux in the commercial world. While I am very sympathetic to this
position and advocate it I think this is a "safe" forum for in-house
whingeing. I probably should have posted to the other list.
On Mon, 24 Sep
2001, Mike Holland wrote:
:On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Laurie Savage wrote:
:
:> The problem as I see it is that we tend to sound like Nerdy entusiasts (ok
:> we are nerdy enthusiasts) and are not seen as offering real solutions. I
:
:Laurie, what is the topic here? "Public" perceptions?
:Linux offers real solutions in many areas.
:
:> still think a real problem with GNU/Linux is that there is insufficient
:> naive-end-user software.
:
:Insufficient for what?
:Why should Linux have _any_ naive-end-user software? You talk as if this
:is self-evident.
: You make a general rant about the weaknesses of linux. OK, so what?
:It doesnt make coffee very well either.
:
: Are you of the opinion that someone (who?) should write drool-proof
:office apps? Why? Do you think it would be profitable? Perhaps you just
:think it would benefit mankind, and would like to discuss how it might be
:achieved. As it stands. Linux remains largely "by geeks, for geeks". Thats
:still good for everybody, because the geeks run the fileservers,
:webservers, development platforms, embedded systems, internet
:infrastructure, commercial systems, etc that everyone benefits from.
:
: The "average joe" cant even program his video recorder. IMHO, Linux will
:be in his home inside an "appliance" that does games, web-browsing,
:video-streaming, DVD playing. It might be thin-client, or remotely
:administered by a subscription service, like a Tivo.
:
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Laurie Savage
Earth Science @ Orange High School
Orange, NSW, Australia
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