I think we have the same point, but have different expectations of the "average" user. Computer shops here in the States charges $20 to install memory, $50 to install a hard drive and the "average" computer user, in my experience, chooses to actually pay that! If you can't do it yourself, pay someone who can. Average users are "internet", "word processor", and "checkbook" appliance users. Linux is more than ready for them. I truly think that when he said "Linux" needs to mature a few years, he really meant waiting for their niche user, the user that is willing to try something different, to mature. > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cannon, Andrew > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:48 AM > To: 'fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: RE: hoax or bad taste joke by Redhat's CEO? > > > See my previous post, but they didn't say that linux was not > ready for the desktop market, just the consumer market. > > They will still be supporting educational use. > > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Black [mailto:black_771@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 4:43 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: hoax or bad taste joke by Redhat's CEO? > > > > Feel sorry for this, but GNU/Linux is not ready for the > > desktop market, at least for the average user. > > I've been saying this for a while too, but as both a RedHat > stockholder and administrator, I don't like to see this one > bit. Once installed, the "basics" of computer use are there > and VERY easy to use. For a true computer newbie, such as > our elementary age kids, there is nothing to "unlearn". A > perfect canvas to build the future of desktop Linux. I think > RedHat missed on this one and apparently I'm not alone. To > see this news on the same day as the SuSe\Novell announcement > sent the stock down sharply. Is anyone listening? > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-> list > > > NNC's UK > Operating Companies : NNC Holdings Limited > (no. 3725076), NNC Limited (no. 1120437), National Nuclear > Corporation Limited (no. 2290928), STATS-NNC Limited (no. > 4339062) and Technica-NNC Limited (no. 235856). The > registered office of each company is at Booths Hall, Chelford > Road, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8QZ except for Technica-NNC > Limited whose registered office is at 6 Union Row, Aberdeen > AB10 1DQ. NNC's head office and principal address is Booths > Hall and the switchboard number is 01565 633800. The NNC > website is www.nnc.co.uk > > This email and any files transmitted with it have been sent > to you by the relevant UK operating company and are > confidential and intended for the use of the individual or > entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this > e-mail in error please notify the NNC system manager by > e-mail at eadm@xxxxxxxxxx > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-> list >
