On Wed, 26 Sep 2007, Mike McCarty shared this with us all: >--} Anyway, that's it, FWIW. >--}
As interesting as this appears Mike, it again shows the main difference between operating systems that "supply everything" a user requires, and one that supplies everything, but the user has to be willing to do a bit themselves. Sometimes wait a while even for acknowledgement, after much searching on their own first. It's interesting that in the most used operating system, if people can't do/view something they just don't do it and say so, and just keep going as best they can without ever resolving the situation. Some of these, sick of paying and still not being able to do something they want, move to open source alternatives and start learning how they work as they attempt to fix things. Usually only hindered by the fact they don't know what tool to use to do it. So not everyone should use Debian, or any other open source operating system. The people that find the environment congenial, if not comfortable, tend toward being willing to be inconvenienced a little, knowing there will be a solution, even enjoying he challenge. Even if the solution is difficult to find, must be waited for and needs to be worried at to discover. I have read where a long time Linux user wrote that he was sick of doing things open source. He just wanted to have an operating system to install and not need to tweak things, just install the software and have it working. Then work with it. I have a feeling that he didn't move into the shadow and look into the light. But if he did, it may have been because with age his thinking changed. It happens. There is not one system better than another, just different, like people are different, we each need to find what we can use and enjoy. So whatever your GF finds best is good. Isn't it? I don't think any operating systems advocates would like to keep her using it against her will. If she thinks of quitting the system because she cannot find the answer herself, or anyone able or willing to help her, then maybe she is not suited to use that system? To use open source you have to think about being open source, having a certain amount of aggravation with something that can be fixed and being one who perseveres. We have all had our frustrations at Debian as with every other operating system, open source or not. How often have we worried and googled a problem and weeks later found some obscure reference to it? Something done by default, that wasn't supposed to happen. Comment out a line in the configuration file and thing works. I think every person on this list has had that experience? Thanks for the heads up, but one is lost and ten are found. To each their own. Please wish her well from me at least. Be well, Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing. -------- DOGEN <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Debian - Just the best way to do magic. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
