Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:46:38 +0200 (EET) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: Michal Pasternak <michal@pasternak.w.lub.pl> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Desktop FreeBSD Message-ID: <20040309144318.B68396@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <20040308093604.GA37089@pasternak.w.lub.pl> References: <20040308063951.VMBB16454.tomts6-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp.bellnexxia.net> <20040308093604.GA37089@pasternak.w.lub.pl>
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On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Michal Pasternak wrote: > dashevil@sympatico.ca [Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 01:39:52AM -0500]: > > Joe Sixpack becomes fusterated, even angry, when he learns that HIS OS is > > the reason he can't use some program that he wants. > > That's not average Joe Sixpack. That's technically advanced Joe. > > Average J. Sixpack doesn't know what a *program* is. He just clicks icon and > request a specific action to be performed. As long as he is able to do some > basic work with documents - and, in some case, to receive some help from his > neighbour - he will be happy. > This is not actually true. > J. S. using some desktop Linux + Gnome + Abiword will not care what it > really is, as long, as the computer acts like J. S. belives it should act. > J. S. will propably notice the difference on other computers (using, for > example, MS Windows + MS Office) - but he may still be unable to call this > "different program". > And this is entirely wrong and quite laughable and shows that you haven't ever bothered to look into the matter seriously. What you are doing is akin to saying @and all blondes are stupid@ in a serious discussion. [snip] > > Take care, > -- > mp >
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