Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 08:56:38 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <charon@labs.gr> To: Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> Cc: Konstantinos Konstantinidis <kkonstan@duth.gr>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <20011208065638.GA29408@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <016f01c17fb4$b3c1fc00$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org> <006901c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C11560B.A035DEF3@duth.gr> <009401c17f9c$5bad3bf0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a05101007b837448d6ad8@[10.0.1.16]> <010601c17fab$1cd2b270$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a0510100fb8375b52c121@[10.0.1.16]> <016f01c17fb4$b3c1fc00$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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On 2001-12-08 07:50:57, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
>
> If a non-IT, average user asks you what OS to install as his desktop, what
> do you recommend, and why? You have no other information concerning his
> requirements, and you do not have the option of asking for more information
> or refusing to answer.
More questions HAVE to be asked. Questions such as:
>> What do you plan to do with this OS of yours?
>> Are you going to use this OS to cooperate with anyone?
>> What do *they* use?
>> Will you be exchanging data?
>> In what formats?
These questions are certainly puzzling for your average Joe User, but
after a bit of "research" (yes this stupid word, yet again), your
recommendations will be more reasonable.
-giorgos
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