From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 4 11:25:53 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 760503D7 for ; Sat, 4 May 2013 11:25:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [188.252.31.196]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0371F119E for ; Sat, 4 May 2013 11:25:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.6/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r447SBhO061355; Sat, 4 May 2013 09:28:11 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.6/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id r447SBWu061352; Sat, 4 May 2013 09:28:11 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 09:28:11 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Dieter BSD Subject: Re: ladmins that cannot type a command In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 04 May 2013 09:28:11 +0200 (CEST) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 May 2013 11:25:53 -0000 >> Since this will enable more people to run FreeBSD that otherwise >> wouldn't give it a second glance, I would say it is VERY useful. > > Really? How useful is FreeBSD going to be to someone who cannot type? > Who is the target here? Idiots? People without fingers? that's exactly what i mean here. Having more "people able to install FreeBSD somehow" only hurt it. We need more USERS, not more ladmins. The reverse would be true if FreeBSD would be commercially sold software - the more sold the better. Linux already got that way. contrary to common opinion GUI doesn't help learning. It prevents learning.