On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 02:51:46AM +0000, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 01:05:28PM -0600, Jamin W. Collins > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > Should it be? I can understand a desire to ease the installation > > process. However, I for one feel it is tremendously benificial for > > a user to understand how their system works. That is of course, > > unless they are not the one maintaining it. In which case, I don't > > feel they should be the one configuring it. > > What's your comparison base.
Is that a statement or question? I'm not sure what you after. My statement was not a comparison, it was more of a premise. In almost every situation it is benificial to have an understanding of how things work or fit together rather than simple memorization. > I'm talking about the 80% of computer users So am I. > > Many of the people I've introduced to Debian are new to Linux in > > general. > > ...but are or are not otherwise experienced computer users? Most were not experienced users. -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]