Jerry J. Haumberger wrote:
> open software movement demonstrated through the development of Linux. And
> when more people become interested in it, and they start to make it easier
> and easier to use for the average individual, guess what we might start to
> see? Well, what was the OS outgrowth that resulted from the UNIX years...?
>
> I think you know. Full circle...? ;-)
I didnt understood that one.
But I do very agree about the marketing part. Its the marketing
that makes it all appear to the newbie as it appears today.
As it was allready said before, The marketing is more important
and closer to the actuall "truth" then the actuall capability
and the nature of the product, in this case, the OS with its GUI.
An intresting part is, that Linux was looked at as a "geek product"
until recently. Both by companies, both by the general newbie crowd
(etleast, the newbies who KNEW about it.).
However, once major companies started marketing it as "THE thing",
and advs that tell how great and proffessional it is began to appear,
suddenly that was also the common opinion.
In general, I think that to make newbies see that "CLI is not that bad"
teaching them fast-typing (which will definetly help) wouldnt be
enough. The general idea of "CLI" being "ok" and "easy" should be
marketed as such. But until some major company will
decide to do so, the chances for doing such a thing is quite low..
Or Botton
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