From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 13 20:57:10 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92F6F106568D for ; Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:57:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from iron1.sfsu.edu (iron1.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.35]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F1558FC12 for ; Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:57:10 +0000 (UTC) X-Inbound-SFSU: False X-onepass: IPPSC X-From-SFSU: True X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApoEACbkJEuC1B9B/2dsb2JhbADFBQEJBYN+iEiCSIFjBIQTgVCEZQ Received: from edg01.sfsu.edu ([130.212.31.65]) by iron1.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 13 Dec 2009 12:57:09 -0800 Received: from EHB01.ad.sfsu.edu (130.212.31.83) by EDG01.sfsu.edu (130.212.31.65) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 8.2.176.0; Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:57:09 -0800 Received: from smtp01.sfsu.edu (130.212.10.100) by ehb.ad.sfsu.edu (130.212.31.27) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.2.176.0; Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:57:09 -0800 Received: from libra.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.238]) by mail05a.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.4HF59) with ESMTP id 2009121312570743-335 ; Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:57:07 -0800 Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:57:07 -0800 From: KAYVEN RIESE To: Jayton Garnett In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <4B2381BF.3000209@gmail.com> <1260639296.11462.4.camel@debianbox.medion.org.medion.org> <200912131416.56501.mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on MAIL05a/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.4HF59 | August 11, 2009) at 12/13/2009 12:57:07, Serialize by Router on SMTP01/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0.4|March 23, 2009) at 12/13/2009 12:57:08, Serialize complete at 12/13/2009 12:57:08 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, Frank Mitchell Subject: Re: A theory on why microsoft makes such crappy stuff after all these years X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:57:10 -0000 On Sun, 13 Dec 2009, Jayton Garnett wrote: > I used to be naive too, thinking Unix was better in all respects. Then got a > job working in a predominately Windows environment, and most of the > problems I encounter are third party software issues - hardly the fault of > Microsoft eh? Yes Unix is far more interesting as you can start with a CLI > and build on that to make what you want, however that is also it's downfall. > The average PC user just about knows how to turn it on, write a document, > browse the web and print. > > Explaining to a computer user non-technical how/why/when to install software > using the ports and make or even pkg_add -r and for them to grasp this > concept is where Windows (OS/X also) is by far the 'better' OS for these > people, which is more than 90% of the population. > THAT's no way to sell computers! Come on man, how's that *Nix Store going to survive with a sale line like that??? > Cheers, > Jay ;) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > *----------------------------------------------------------* Kayven Riese, BSCS, MS (Physiology and Biophysics) (415) 902 5513 cellular http://kayve.net Webmaster http://ChessYoga.org *----------------------------------------------------------*