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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..
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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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