[SATLUG] Pokes at Microsoft (off Topic)

[Herb]

John Hammer wrote:
> on 03/02/2007 03:56 PM Robert J Hewitt said the following:
>> You know it seems to me that everyone including myself seems to take 
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>> at Microsoft a lot.  But in true defense to the novice computer user 
>> like my
>> neighbor daughter, the nice family just up the street and even my 
>> wife, all
>> who don't want to learn Linux. (God forbid) but there are a lot of 
>> people
Yeah I can say for me.
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> Robert--
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> Just what do you mean when you say you "don't want to learn Linux"? 
> I've had several people tell me that and I've never understood what 
> they mean.
Well as a newbie trying to install Linux to replace MS is the most 
frustrating experience. I mean trying to dig info out being directed to 
code pages that are meaningless to Joe/Jane Sixpak is really dumb. The 
question is what time is it not how to design a better clock
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> With Microsoft Windows there is basically learning the applications 
> one uses in the course of being at the computer, Outlook, Word, some 
> games, perhaps a few others. Rarely do you have to know how Windows 
> works. In fact, you are strongly discouraged from knowing how the 
> behind-the-scenes activities are done.
Yes
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> With Linux, you can learn how it works if you want to but you don't 
> have to any more than with Windows. You can use the same types of 
> programs, plus you have a lot more choices among those programs. You 
> can decide the level of involvement you are comfortable with.
yes
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> The basic difference as I see it is that Microsoft makes the choices 
> for you and Linux will give you defaults that you can override if you 
> so choose.
yes

If you read this far let me entertain you for just a bit

I have FC-6 installed and operating but I am trying to learn a bit of 
the Linux differences from using WIN3.0 to ME where I stopped, Ya know 
it is a question of what I need. Don't you agree?

I have no desire to be a programmer, I want to just devour the wonderful 
plate of goodies that you artist are able to paint on to our hooked 
together lifescape  for us other artist to enjoy??

.... but speak to me with words that I understand .... please ...

At this moment I have benefited greatly from your help ... so thanks ... 
big thanks ... but ....

Right now I would love to connect up with my modem to my IP ..... right 
now let me tell you that I am standing in the cool FC-6 Gnone desktop 
and I have menus and I see nothing anywhere that even looks like the 
dialer that I use to connest with ... Ya know?

I have followed your advice and got here but see most are not interested 
as I, most would have given up way long back. Damn, I hate being 
critical over free things but to answer with a line of code or a URL 
that has 100 paages is simply not helpful and even can cause the door to 
be closed should be considered.... well anyway that is how I see it

I mean I have the modem installed and the sys sees it ok I also see that 
Generic modem driver has been installed but I have no idea what to do 
next??? launching th browser does not ask for the ok to connect as I 
would expect in NSWinX. If somehow a cross reference could be worked out 
to help the converter would be just precious. 

I think this is what holds thousands of people every day from converting 
to Linux ... I can see where I am headed only because of my prior 
experience and JJ-Sixer simply cannot ... the choice is saying F...it. 
dude, I going.

Thanks John hope I said it
herb


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> John Hammer