From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mtai03.charter.net ([209.225.8.183]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HPkHF-0000Yd-00 for ; Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:57:17 -0500 Received: from aa08.charter.net ([10.20.200.160]) by mtai03.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070309185646.ELEQ21785.mtai03.charter.net@aa08.charter.net> for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:56:46 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.83.102]) by aa08.charter.net with ESMTP id <20070309185646.BKVG10109.aa08.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:56:46 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l29Iuk9R021668 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:56:46 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id l29Iuj5F021667 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:56:45 -0500 Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:56:45 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: An official slightly off topic anouncement Message-ID: <20070309185645.GB21362@gmx.net> References: <02ae01c75b48$aee318c0$4ba65c90@vv507j> <20070309171155.GJ4176@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070309171155.GJ4176@rednote.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:57:17 -0000 I have windows desktops that go weeks at a time without crashing...so windows isn't always as unstable as people claim it is... On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 12:11:55PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > I find it hard to think of any OS that crashes daily, or even more > frequently, as "working." I wouldn't hire that kind of worker. > > Janina > > John Heim writes: > > We care because often people get into linux expecting it to be like Windows. > > Possibly, if these people are fore-warned, they will be less likely to give > > up. That's been my experience anyway. > > > > I think sometimes in their enthusiasm for linux, linux nerds sell it as > > being easier to use than Windows. I don't think it ever gets to that point > > no matter how well you know linux and speakup. And if all you want out of > > your computer is for it to work with a minimum of fuss, then maybe you had > > better stick to Windows. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- [In 'Doctor' mode], I spent a good ten minutes telling Emacs what I thought of it. (The response was, 'Perhaps you could try to be less abusive.') -- Matt Welsh