From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 9 04:46:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A70F016A4CE for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 04:46:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF8B443D3F for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 04:46:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i29CkhUA024797; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:46:43 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee) Received: from localhost (narvi@localhost)i29Ckc7c024792; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:46:42 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:46:38 +0200 (EET) From: Narvi To: Michal Pasternak In-Reply-To: <20040308093604.GA37089@pasternak.w.lub.pl> Message-ID: <20040309144318.B68396@haldjas.folklore.ee> References: <20040308063951.VMBB16454.tomts6-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp.bellnexxia.net> <20040308093604.GA37089@pasternak.w.lub.pl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=8.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on haldjas.folklore.ee cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Desktop FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 12:46:43 -0000 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 >