Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:36:22 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu> Cc: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@freebsd.org>, "lioux@FreeBSD.org" <lioux@freebsd.org>, Pav Lucistnik <pav@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, "demon@FreeBSD.org" <demon@freebsd.org>, Jung-uk Kim <jkim@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [RFC] A trivial change for DESKTOP_ENTRIES (take 2) Message-ID: <CADLo839y8uBdr8Ne8=xCurK209BAJoKz7nuPxUQ4cs4w4dXTUA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4E1FA30D.4060408@missouri.edu> References: <201107121826.00020.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <201107131857.36772.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <4E1E9C79.6080105@FreeBSD.org> <4E1F200D.1080002@missouri.edu> <CADLo83_jiXUZio1cbOMpU_UQKs94XQ=r=vVGgJGSVB6suU_8vQ@mail.gmail.com> <4E1FA30D.4060408@missouri.edu>
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On 15 Jul 2011 03:16, "Stephen Montgomery-Smith" <stephen@missouri.edu> wrote: > > On 07/14/2011 02:29 PM, Chris Rees wrote: >> >> >> On 14 Jul 2011 17:58, "Stephen Montgomery-Smith" <stephen@missouri.edu >> <mailto:stephen@missouri.edu>> wrote: >> >Joe Average user who doesn't actually install the ports shouldn't be >> expected to read UPDATING. >> >> Er... he really should and is expected to. > > > The situation I am thinking of is where a group all use FreeBSD. One person is responsible for installation and upkeep of the computers, and everyone else just uses them (for example, they don't have root access). > > An example of this is the University of Missouri Math Dept about 10 years ago. We all used FreeBSD. Now being Mathematicians, most of us didn't have a clue about how it all worked inside. Most of us wouldn't even understand what the UPDATING entries mean. > > Since then, most of the Dept have moved to Windows or the Mac. I am one of the few who still uses FreeBSD. So maybe you are correct after all - only use FreeBSD if you are a power user. > No, I see your point now, and I'm sorry. I was surprised, because I wouldn't have expected you to say reading updating was mandatory! Now I realise that's not what you said. I'll return to my cave. Chris
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