Hi :) My sarcasm was noted but the exact point i was trying to make was missed or subverted. My money would be on subverted.
>From a Cd/dvd almost every gnu&linux does have a LOT of choices and that might seem confusing but almost all of them have defaults depending on how you use the Cd. 1. With Windows running put an Ubuntu or Puppy Cd in and it asks if you want to install onto the Windows partition. Without making any further choices this would result in a dual-boot with gnu&linux balancing on a Windows partition. A nice enough and secure enough desktop. 2. Reboot the machine with the Cd in the drive and without making any further choices you land up at a LiveCd session with a more more robust desktop 3. Reboot with Cd in the drive and change from the default option at the first menu and most gnu&linux will default to installing a proper and extremely robust desktop. So, 3 easy ways to say "gimmie linux". Of course most of us are not satisfied with defaults and each of us do tweaks and changes that other people would not bother with. We each land up with a system almost perfect to our needs and usages but those are very different between one person and the next. Windows gives no choices, you have to deal with constant threats of malware and are not allowed to do any but the most simple changes to your system. This would be like a democratic country where there is only 1 party that can be voted for but you are allowed to choose which colour pen you use to make the vote. Many people don't vote even in a country where there are only 2 choices with both of those being almost identical. Perhaps we should go back to monarchy/dictatorships?? Freedom FROM choice seems important to people. Regards from Tom :) " > Perhaps if there were defaults that were automatic and did not require > choice then that might get around the problem? But how to hide the fact > of choice so as to reduce confusion? I had a dream: a computer where I wasn't required to make any choice at all, not even that of the operating system itself... Oh no, wait, they already invented that shit: it's called Windows. Bugger! Long live Bug #1! P.S. Can I change the bug status to WON'T FIX? Let's just be honest with ourselves... " -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs