Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 07:41:40 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com> To: "Technical Information" <tech_info@threespace.com>, "FreeBSD Chat" <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1008656971.dd8287@mired.org> Subject: Re: EzBSD aint for me! Was: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <005201c183a1$39ae92c0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <20011211140107.A67653@FreeBSD.org><0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk><01121010202100.00345@stinky.akitanet.co.uk><20011211144049.A14693@acidpit.org><20011211214943.A4489@tisys.org><15382.29599.349155.309028@guru.mired.org><20011211230257.A5157@tisys.org><4.3.2.7.2.20011212181551.015734a8@threespace.com><15384.11772.363959.693167@guru.mired.org><003701c18398$07091d30$0a00000a@atkielski.com><15384.17244.476714.955574@guru.mired.org><004901c1839d$b273c440$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15384.19146.990082.336336@guru.mired.org>
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Mike writes: > Really? They installed Windows on them, and got > them configured to talk to their choice of ISP > with no outside help from anyone at all, > and had no prior experience with computers? Yes. > I've never seen anyone do that. I have. It takes only one example to disprove your assertion. I don't know of anyone who has done the same with any version of UNIX, but then again, I know hardly anyone using UNIX on the desktop. > Everyone I know had Windows installed by someone > else, and required some outside assistance - usually > in the form of a CDROM from their ISP - to get > their network configured. A product CD-ROM counts as "outside assistance"? In that case, virtually no software can ever be installed without "outside assistance," which makes your assertion moot. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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