On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 04:36:36PM -0400, David L. Craig wrote: | I wrote: | | > D-Man wrote: | > | > > The real question is "has he admined Unix?". I use Solaris (Sparc) at | > > school, but I am a mere user, not the admin. I use and admin Linux | > > (x86) at home. | > | > Well, installing ANY operating system IS an admin function. | | Probably a tad too cryptic... What I was trying to get across,
I think you are quite right here. Most computer users never install an OS. MS Windows is preinstalled on every new x86 I've seen in a store, and AFAIK MacOS comes on new Macs. The only machines that don't come with an OS are homemade ones (mine :-)) or old junkers at a used computer shop. | quite ineffectively, was that anyone using (or trying) Debian Not necessarily. I admin my system, sure, but my family doesn't. They only use it (ok, not yet, I just got woody and X going and created logins yesterday. Now I need to tell them and give the basics on how to start using Unix (GNOME).). That was the point I was making. Also that I _use_ Solaris at school, so I have "used Unix since xx" (not that long ago, just since '98), but admin-ing is a different thing. Nikki has already replied to say that he has admined some systems, but is unfamiliar with X. | But after trying to make this clear, I concede it is horribly | convoluted, and I plead guilty of taking an indefensible | position. Now where's my ceremonial sword?... Naw, it is just a minor difference in the definition of "used" and "administered" :-). -D
