Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:04:36 +0200 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> To: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Explaining FreeBSD features Message-ID: <42B99A24.6090008@401.cx> In-Reply-To: <200506202103.50917.algould@datawok.com> References: <20050620134841.30FF54BEAD@ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com> <42B76136.4090103@401.cx> <200506202103.50917.algould@datawok.com>
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Andrew L. Gould wrote: > On Monday 20 June 2005 07:37 pm, Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg wrote: > >>Fafa Hafiz Krantz wrote: >>*snip* >> >> >>>>FreeBSD is a typical system driven by technical people. >>> >>>Clearly its weakest point. >> >>Once again, that depends on your audience. If you ask me, its one >>of FreeBSD's strongest points. >>Im one of those "technical people", and the main reason I like >>BSD is that its not "dumbed down". It does require atleast a >>minimal amount of clue, and it does not take for granted that the >>user is an idiot. >> >>-- >>R > > > I am not one of the those technical people. From a non-tech's > viewpoint, it is a demanding operating system; but I am a more > competent and more responsible computer user for the trouble. Maybe > that's a good point to explore: convenience rarely breeds > responsibility. (What's the line from spiderman?..."with great power > comes great responsibility"?) Put another way: The best things in > life are earned. > > Fafa, Roger is right about analyzing/choosing your audience. If your > audience would be truly interested in FreeBSD, don't underestimate them > (but make sure to provide a list of references for further reading). > If they need the discussion "dumbed down", your probably wasting both > your time and theirs. > > I could be completely wrong; but that's my 2 cents. > > Andrew Gould If they need the discussion "dumbed down", then FreeBSD is probably not for them. Im not saying FreeBSD should *try* to make things harder, but it most certainly should not try to simplify things to the extreme. There are enough os's doing that already. -- R
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