Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:56:58 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.org, Gilbert Gong <ggong@cal.alumni.berkeley.edu>, Jeremiah Gowdy <jeremiah@sherline.com> Subject: Re: Microsoft Advocacy? Message-ID: <XFMail.011220135658.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <024601c1899f$365d63e0$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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On 20-Dec-01 Anthony Atkielski wrote: > John writes: > >> I think desktop OS is misnomer. UI and OS are >> two separate things, regardless of how much MS >> ties the two together. > > That is true in a strict sense, but today, no ordinary computer user would > tolerate a desktop without a GUI. If someone really wants a CLI-based > desktop, then UNIX suddenly becomes the OS of choice, as Windows can't even > begin to support that sort of environment, whereas UNIX was born for it. > > It has also occurred to me that blind users might find UNIX to be a very > friendly OS. They don't really need or want a GUI, and everything that UNIX > can do can usually be done with plain text. > >> And you have said that you think FreeBSD is not >> a viable desktop for specific circumstances. >> That is equivalent to it not being valid for >> _any_ circumstance. > > According to what logic? Some said (rough paraphrase): FreeBSD is suitable for use as a desktop for specific circumstances. This is equivalent to: FreeBSD is suitable for use as a desktop for at least one circumstance. Jeremiah replied with: "I do not agree." Which is equivalent to: FreeBSD is not suitable for use as a desktop for at least one circumstance. Which is equivalent to: FreeBSD is not suitable for use as a desktop for any circumstance. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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