From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from hagus.bright.net ([205.212.123.74]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16T2Nj-000794-00 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:58:39 -0500 Received: from tward (woos-max1-cs-11.dial.bright.net [209.143.18.30]) by hagus.bright.net (8.12.1/8.12.1) with SMTP id g0MEwcYw002934 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:58:39 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001f01c1a355$62b10300$0100a8c0@tward> From: "Thomas Ward" To: References: Subject: Re: Needs educateingRE: Message from Linux (fwd) Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:59:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Amen Kirk. That is the truth. Linux is a great os, but I know Windows users who simply can not understand how the command line works. If they don't have a button, icon, etc they are lost. I've tried showing them, and they get confused. So as a heavy user of both I can clearly see the advantages and disadvantages to both operating systems. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirk Wood To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:44 AM Subject: Re: Needs educateingRE: Message from Linux (fwd) > On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Richard Villa wrote: > > For those that have been using Linux for a while. You may want to send > > him an answer with some information that might educate him on Linux and it > > capabilities. > > Lets first start here. Linux is not for the masses. Again, the new > mantra: Linux is not for the masses. > > I say the above as one who enjoys Linux. Unless or until there is access > in Xwindows there is so much truth to what he says. Java-script is not an > evil plot. It will not go away. There are good reasons for it. But aside > from all that, Linux still won't be for the masses. > > Guess what? There are things that are easier in windows. And I say that as > someone who knows a lot of what he is doing in both places. > > ========= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > Nowlan's Theory: > He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from > the next freeway exit. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >