Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 01:00:27 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1008658827.ed386d@mired.org> To: <tech_info@threespace.com>, Cc: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: EzBSD aint for me! Was: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <15384.21003.678808.340863@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <005701c183a1$8cd8b430$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <003701c18398$07091d30$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <4290.198.151.239.42.1008226016.squirrel@y3k.shacknet.nu> <005701c183a1$8cd8b430$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> types: > Mark writes: > > I consider my sister a typical Windows user. She > > has browsed the internet and read her email under > > UNIX on two occasions that I know of, with no > > previous UNIX experience. > Anyone can use any system for simple tasks, with no previous experience. > The question, though, is whether anyone can install and set up a system for > such use without any previous experience or special IT background. For > Windows or the Mac, the answer is "yes"; for UNIX, the answer is "no." For the few Unix systems you have experience with, the answer may be no. For others, the answer is yes. > > She is reasonably intelligent, but i think its > > unlikely that she would be able to set up networking > > in either Windows or FreeBSD without assistance, > > and extremely unlikely that she could install > > either OS on her own. > Fortunately, Windows comes preinstalled on most new machines, in part for > this reason. Windows doesn't come preinstalled on Suns, SunOS does. In part for this reason. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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