Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:42:21 -0500 From: michael <michael.copeland@gmail.com> To: Tyson Boellstorff <perlcat@alltel.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and hardware?? Message-ID: <49358F9D.7090006@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200812021314.59374.perlcat@alltel.net> References: <20081121211828.GA9493@kokopelli.hydra> <FF8482A96323694490C194BABEAC24A0039AF749@Email.cbord.com> <49358640.3060600@gmail.com> <200812021314.59374.perlcat@alltel.net>
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Tyson Boellstorff wrote: >>> Once you fix basic problems like these, then we can talk about how to >>> redefine ease of use. >>> >>> Bob McConnell >>> >> ease of use is always relative to the person using. >> >> > > Ease of use is also relative to the training investment. In X, a moderate > investment some 20-odd years ago still pays, even through the evolvement of > interfaces like KDE, which follows the same general structure. > > With certain other commercial products, you get to learn it again, and again, > and again. What I've had to re-learn to support Windows 1.1, 2.0. 3.0. 3.11, > 95, NT, ME, 2000, XP, and Vista has changed dramtically over the years, and > they're not done making it usable for the lowest common denominator yet, > especially when you throw in de-enhancements like (un)FriendlyTree, > a.k.a. "Where the @!$#@! are my files?!?!?!". > > This is why I can easily justify teaching my elders FreeBSD -- they > unquestionably have more to learn, but they only learn it once, so the > investment pays off. > you basically lengthened what i said. :-) also, using classic menus from xp and up looks like win95 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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