Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 00:07:48 -0500 From: "gh" <grasshacker@linkfast.net> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com>, <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why encourage stupid people to use *BSD WAS:Re: IE forFreeBSDPetition Message-ID: <008801bfc799$88cddde0$ed64aad0@leviathan> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005262053560.92573-100000@server.highperformance.net>
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> My thoughts during this discussion should never be construed as a request > to dumb down the OS. I think it is safe now to say that we all essentially agree. ``We'' being the FreeBSD userbase, developers, everybody. -We should welcome *all* to the FreeBSD world. -We should *not* lower our expectations to benefit the majority (ie: clueless majority) -We should do what we can to help those new to FreeBSD. -We should absolutely *not* dumb down the OS. We could, however, provide assistance, in, perhaps, more friendly terms(?) -We should at all times maintain an attitude of friendly, helpful, snobbiness. ;-)) Eh? Perhaps said more eloquently, but that's pretty much the gist of it, no? Dan My main, I suppose one could call it so, fear was that the OS is becoming `dumbed down' to benefit those lacking clues. > > Thank You, | http://students.washington.edu/jcwells/ > Jason Wells > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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