Re: Why I use Linux

From: Linønut (linønut_at_bone.com)
Date: 07/28/05 

Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:55:37 -0500

Bernard Peek poked his little head through the XP firewall and said:

> It's possible to lock down a recent Windows system (or any UNIX like
> system) to stop naive users from becrufting it. But if you do that
> someone has to be able to unlock it when it's time to change the system.
> That's how UNIX systems have worked for years. But from now onwards
> there are going to be lots of people who buy their first ever computer
> at the supermarket, with Linux installed, and they will expect it to be
> no more difficult to use than a washing machine. Dealing with those
> people is going to make the newsgroups busy. Perpetual September is
> coming.

Probably not. If you follow the distros clickety-click procedures, all
it does is ask you for the root password and then does the work for you,
and you end up with a new menu entry.

Sure, there will be lamers who run as root, and maybe some dumb enough
to try UNIX commands without knowing what is going on.

At worst, Linux might be forced to follow the path to OS X, which, if
you are to believe the Snit-like beings, is even easier to use than
Windows. If this is ture, then "perpertual september" will never
happen.

In any case, OS X is out there and presumably already providing guidance
to Linux writers. 

-- 
Tux rox!

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