Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 05:21:10 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> To: "Bob Hall" <rjhalljr@starpower.net>, "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX Message-ID: <014701c18f57$14b29860$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <1009413895.49812ff2Tom_Parquette@myrealbox.com> <005901c18e9e$9edcc510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20011227185002.A619@starpower.net>
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Bob writes: > In a situation where the maintainer and the user > are different people, the best solution is to use > the OS that the maintainer prefers to maintain. > The maintainer will provide better maintenance and > instruction, and the user will have a more reliable > and easier to use system. In the long run, the user > will prefer the system the maintainer prefers. That seems logical, but the obvious question is why use an OS that requires maintenance in the first place? A reliable OS is generally one that does _not_ require maintenance. And what do you do if you can't be nearby to maintain it? My parents are thousands of miles away. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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