On 09 Nov 2006 20:27:39 +0100 Ingemar Nilsson <init@xxxxxxxxxx> took out a #2 pencil and scribbled: > Kim Lux <lux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > And is this the sort of stuff we expect joe average > > > > computer user to > > > do, > > > Installing drivers for hardware? Yep. > > > > Via the command line ? As root ? > > > > I now understand why Linux hasn't been widely adopted ! > > Actually, I read that as sarcasm, since part of the problem is > that computers don't come preloaded with Linux. Setting up Linux > has certainly become a lot easier in recent years, but it is > still not easy enough for Joe Average User. But of course, > neither is Windows. Many non-techie Windows users are completely > lost when it comes to reinstalling their system. > > Regards > Ingemar > Exactly, I make part of my living from that demographic. -- Alex White ethericalzen@xxxxxxxxx Life is a prison, death is a release
