Which part? And can you provide "specific" comments on it?




"Alias" <aka@maskedandanonymous.info> wrote in message
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> xfile wrote:[color=green]
>> Thanks for sharing.
>>
>> In addition, mainstream users buy computers as a "solution" just like
>> other products, and they don't want nor have the interest to do DIY
>> needless to say to install a new OS or switch to a new OS.
>>
>> Linux are for techies because they never want to userstand mainsteam
>> users, and they have no idea about what is "solution" or "offer". Over
>> years, they have been told countless times but they are too proud to take
>> any others' advises, and yet, they blame why people don't appreciate
>> their works. LOL.
>>
>> Using automobiles as an example, they are sales people for auto
>> accessories and parts, while the mainstream car owners want to buy a
>> finished car.
>>
>> My two cents.[/color]
>
> Your sweeping generalizations.
>
> Alias[color=green]
>>
>> "Lang Murphy" <lang_murphy********.com> wrote in message
>> news:330D72CD-8EAC-42BC-8144-3C11E57ADC52@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> I've said it many time before, and I'll say it again... nix ain't ready
>>> for "Joe Normal."
>>>
>>> Sorry, I forget the person who suggested I try PCLinuxOS, and, that
>>> said, I d/l'd it today and installed it on a desktop. (Tried installing
>>> it on a laptop with a wireless NIC, but, uh, no go?)
>>>
>>> So I installed PCLOS, as it's called, on a desktop. Install went OK. Got
>>> to the desktop fine. Where's the Network icon? None. How does one access
>>> the local network? Ah, open "My Computer". Heh, heh, heh... then open
>>> "Remote Places." Then open "Local Network", only to receive the msg "The
>>> Lisa daemon does not appear to be running. In order to use the LAN
>>> browser, the Lisa daemon must be installed and activated by the system
>>> administrator."
>>>
>>> Uh, OK... where does one go from here? (NOT looking for answers from nix
>>> folks, it's a rhetorical question.)
>>>
>>> Is it so hard to put a "Network" icon on the desktop?
>>>
>>> Is it so hard to have that functionality be transparent to the user? Is
>>> the "Joe Normal" user going to know how to log on as administrator and
>>> install and activate the Lisa daemon? Uh, no?
>>>
>>> OK... this may appear to be an attack on nix... it's not, believe me.
>>> Were one to have the time to determine how to install and activate the
>>> Lisa daemon... well, no issue, right? One can figure it
>>> out -eventually-, right?
>>>
>>> And, of course, I'm not saying that Vista is "issue free." That said...
>>> when I install Vista, I get a "Network" icon on the desktop that takes
>>> me right to the stuff I'm tryng to access. No "install Lisa daemon"
>>> stuff...
>>>
>>> So, yeah, Vista's not "issue free." We all know it, and I'd be a dope to
>>> claim otherwise.
>>>
>>> And I -am- most interested in trying different nix distros; ones that
>>> might be considered "Joe Normal" friendly.
>>>
>>> Have yet to discover -that- nix distro.
>>>
>>> And, no, don't tell me Ubutnu. Been there, done that.
>>>
>>> Lang[/color]
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