From owner-freebsd-chat Tue May 29 14: 9:47 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from h24-67-61-12.lb.shawcable.net (h24-67-61-12.lb.shawcable.net [24.67.61.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE0BA37B422 for ; Tue, 29 May 2001 14:09:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chris@home.com) Received: by h24-67-61-12.lb.shawcable.net (Postfix, from userid 1002) id D20FB66B00E; Tue, 29 May 2001 15:00:46 -0600 (MDT) Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 15:00:46 -0600 From: Chris Moline To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The desktop apathy Message-ID: <20010529150046.A63362@h24-67-61-12.lb.shawcable.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010527082742.049003f0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010527082742.049003f0@localhost> <20010527172838.A11174@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010528020324.0487b570@localhost> <20010528140153.A58103@h24-67-61-12.lb.shawcable.net> <001301c0e7b9$9771fd90$2d0101c0@headquarters.local> <20010528235553.G12149@messiah.megadeb.org> <20010529125417.C59899@h24-67-61-12.lb.shawcable.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from brad.knowles@skynet.be on Tue, May 29, 2001 at 09:24:16PM +0200 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 09:24:16PM +0200, Brad Knowles wrote: > This is basically the concept of MacOS X. Early indications are > that Apple has a good chance to actually be able to deliver on this > promise, but after nineteen years of seeing them screw up time after > time, I'm taking a "wait-and-see" attitude. Yes, but its not open source and I am an open source nut. While I am not against paying for software I do insist that it be open source. > > > However, this statement of yours conflicts rather completely with > your earlier statement that you "...don't really see the need for a > desktop." Could you clarify? Sorry, I don't get much practise in expressing myself so I am not very clear. When people say "desktop" to me that means games, a word processor, a paint program, internet explorer, what most home users seem to use. An easier interface to freebsd isn't any of these things. Have I made myself clearer?? Sincerly, Chris Moline To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message