[Leaplist] so true

[Sun State Martial Arts]

Fred Moore wrote:
> William Warren wrote:
>   
>> Fred Moore wrote:
>>     
>>> I saw this link
>>>
>>> http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=209904037
>>>
>>>
>>> it immediately rang true as I have felt this way since I trashed
>>> winblows.  Also one of the primary reason you will never see me running
>>> Vixta, or anything else that wants to make people think they are running
>>> an inferior operating system.
>>> Just as XP is an upgrade to Vista,  Vixta is a downgrade to Linux. 
>>> just my .03  .. Fred
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> I'm curious as to why so many distros are wasting so much time trying
>> to look like windows.
>>
>>     
> Makes absolutely no sense to me.  Why would you want to look like
> something that is broken by design.  My guess is these people buy a
> brand new car, and the take a hammer to it so it has dents like most
> other cars have.   Its just crazy..  I think I am again going to change
> my standards..  for years I have refused to support windows,  now I
> think I will include "anything that looks like windows"  also.. Fred
>
>   
I am going to be very rude here.  This is the exact attitude that makes 
those "normal people" look at anyone who uses Linux as crazy.

Yes I agree that no MS OS is worth its weight in salt and I doubt it 
ever will be.  One of the MAJOR adaptation problems is the fact that the 
vast majority of users are not computer people they are just people who 
click n point on that big E, or big W, or big X and that is about all 
they know how to do.

They may be really skilled at creating fancy word documents or wild and 
crazy excel spreadsheets, but they could not answer the most simple 
question about what the name of their OS is that is assuming they know 
the term OS.

To make a desktop GUI look and act like MS Windows or Vista, or win2k is 
NOT a bad idea when you look at things from that stand point.

If it makes it simpler for the VAST MAJORITY of computer users out there 
to start using a much more secure and stable platform then I am for it.  
Will I use this distro or a GUI that looks, acts, feels like XP or 
Vista, NO, but that does not make it bad.

-- 
Raymond L. Brunkow
5th Degree Black Belt
Chief Instructor and Owner
Sun State Martial Arts LLC.
(407) 786-2525
ssma at ssma.us
http://www.ssma.us


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