NFB Net goes linux!

[Darrell Shandrow]

Hi David,

That's excellent!  But, that is also quite exceptional when compared to the
vast majority of computer users, whether sighted or blind.  Again, the
analogy to the purchase and use of an automobile is appropriate here; some
like to tinker, others just want to use it to get their tasks accomplished
and get on with life.  Those who are interested enough and willing to learn
more about how technology works can certainly gain much from learning and
using Linux, but, as I say, there's a time and place for everything,
including both the Linux and Windows operating systems.

Though I am a Linux sys admin, I am not currently very happy with the
options available for the user-end of things, the client or workstation
aspect of the computing experience.  I thus, unfortunately, use and advocate
the use of Windows on the client side of the house, with Linux on the server
side of the house.  Right or wrong, this approach makes sense to me.

Thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1 at comcast.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: NFB Net goes linux!


> Ihave a non technical spous who loves the command line interface.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:37 PM
> Subject: Re: NFB Net goes linux!
>
>
> Hi Ann,
>
> Keep in mind that Linux is actually not appropriate for most users,
> especially the command-line interface.  Most people want their
> technology to
> be simple to operate.  They're not interested in how the computer works
> or
> anything of that sort.  They just want to use it to get work done!  For
> those non-technical users, Linux is typically inappropriate at this
> stage;
> that is changing, but these are the facts at this time.  And, this is
> coming
> from a Linux sys admin with 2 Linux boxes at home and administrative
> responsibility for numerous FreeBSD and Linux boxes at work.
>
> See, where I work, system admins also handle sales and technical
> support, so
> I am made aware of the non-technical nature of most people who use a
> computer on a daily basis.
>
> Thanks.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ann Parsons" <akp at eznet.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 3:45 AM
> Subject: Re: NFB Net goes linux!
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Yeh, ain't that interestin'?  Keeps the mind active, yes indeed it
> > do.  It's an active interface instead of a passive one.  It forces the
> > brain to assimilate information and to keep the memory sharp.  You
> > could run Windows if you had Alsheimers, so long as you remembered
> > what the icons meant.  You could just use the arrow keys and work the
> > menus that way if you were blind and using speech, simplist thing in
> > the world.
> >
> > Linux makes you think, makes you want to learn more.  Demands more of
> > you, forces you to seek the meaning of obscure language and syntax.
> >
> > Ann P.
> > >>>>> "Scott" == Scott B Berry <n7zib at tritel.net> writes:
> >
> >     Scott> You know it suprises me that he would go linux.  I have
> >     Scott> just a bit of experience but I have to say I am really
> >     Scott> enjoying it you have so much control but it is a good
> >     Scott> learning curve but it keeps the mind active.  Scott Berry
> >
> > --
> > Ann K. Parsons
> > email:  akp at eznet.net ICQ Number:  33006854
> > WEB SITE:  http://home.eznet.net/~akp
> > "All that is gold does not glitter.  Not all those who wander are
> lost."
> JRRT
> >
> >
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