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Date:      Thu, 13 Dec 2001 07:44:00 +0100
From:      "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com>
To:        "Mark Yeck" <y3k@gti.net>
Cc:        <tech_info@threespace.com>, <mwm-dated-1008649596.5a3562@mired.org>, <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: EzBSD aint for me! Was: A breath of fresh air..
Message-ID:  <005701c183a1$8cd8b430$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
References:  <003701c18398$07091d30$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <4290.198.151.239.42.1008226016.squirrel@y3k.shacknet.nu>

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Mark writes:

> I consider my sister a typical Windows user. She
> has browsed the internet and read her email under
> UNIX on two occasions that I know of, with no
> previous UNIX experience.

Anyone can use any system for simple tasks, with no previous experience.
The question, though, is whether anyone can install and set up a system for
such use without any previous experience or special IT background.  For
Windows or the Mac, the answer is "yes"; for UNIX, the answer is "no."

> She is reasonably intelligent, but i think its
> unlikely that she would be able to set up networking
> in either Windows or FreeBSD without assistance,
> and extremely unlikely that she could install
> either OS on her own.

Fortunately, Windows comes preinstalled on most new machines, in part for
this reason.


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