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[Robert Charbonneau]

On April 8, 2002 08:45 am, Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> Yes I can blame Linux for this and I am NOT deranged.  I do agree KDE is a
> great desktop.  Did your 52 year old aunt upgrade to kde 3 on her own? 
> What is her back ground?  Do you do all the geeky stuff for her?  At this
> time do to having to recompile so many things etc, Linux is not even close
> to mainstream desktop use.  It is a geek toy.  The kde 3 upgrade is only
> one example.
>

Then Windows98 is a geek toy because I had to upgrade that for her too when 
she was using Windows95.  Once the desktop is installed and running it's a 
great system for any end-user (idiot-user?).  Most of the population wouldn't 
know how to upgrade Windows either, they have a sysadmin or a 
spouse/friend/other do it for them.  Consider that when doubting the 
capability of Linux on the desktop.

Also, most desktop users wouldn't upgrade from KDE 2.2.2 to KDE 3.0 on their 
own. They would wait til Mandrake 8.3 or RedHat 7.3 comes out, upgrade their 
entire OS and let it upgrade KDE for them.  You, as someone in the know are 
stating that someone who doesn't know what you do would know what you do and 
therefore not having your skills would not be able to do what you can do that 
they don't *know* they can do.  Understand?

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"I could really use to lose my Catholic conscience,
 Cause I'm getting sick of feeling guilty all the time."
	- Great Big Sea, _Consequence_Free_

Robert Charbonneau
etriaph at kdesktop.org
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