Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 17:19:01 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: Michael Kenneth Henry <mhenry@black.ug.cs.usyd.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: An article from Microsoft Message-ID: <37FC5775.6057C161@newsguy.com> References: <19991007002950.26B0D15798@hub.freebsd.org>
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Michael Kenneth Henry wrote: > > The only point I agree with is "Linux can replace Windows on the desktop" > > Yes, I know Linux and *BSD are great desktop OSs, but only for people > who know how to use UNIX. For the average joe/jane, Windows and MacOS > are currently the best options. Let me respectfully disagree with you. Linux and *BSD, if pre-installed and running gnome or kde with a carefully prepared desktop and office-type applications is as easy to use as anything else out there. -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com dcs@freebsd.org "I always feel generous when I'm in the inner circle of a conspiracy to subvert the world order and, with a small group of allies, just defeated an alien invasion. Maybe I should value myself a little more?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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