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Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 05:21:10 +0100
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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.


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