On Mon, 2007-07-16 at 20:08 -0400, Marc wrote: > which linux ? > > On 7/16/07, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I was watching the advertisers on Google and was surprised to see > > Dell and H/P offer laptops with Linux as the OS and WiFi working! This > > is a new and good thing for getting Linux into the hands of plain people > > :-) > > > > Karl And why would you want it in the hands of plain people? People tend to find things when they are ready for them, or when they become interested in them. Either way, they are either prepared to put forth some effort or are already doing so. Our world today already has too much spoon-feeding going on, why would we want to add to it? A chain saw is a great tool for many things. But would you hand one to your 4-year-old, just because he's got fingers? Linux isn't by any stretch of the imagination some lonely, under appreciated bit of "computer stuff" that needs a fan club to clap and cheer for it at a pep rally. It's thriving, and doing so in no small part because the point and grunt crowd already has colourful things to play with. The "plain people" you refer to, Karl, have had access to Linux since it's birth; that has pretty much been the soul of the system since it evolved past the stage of being graded by a crusty old professor. When people want it, it will be there for them. It's pointless and deconstructionist to *put* it in the hands of the uninterested, the unknowing, or those unwilling to make any effort at all on their own behalf. Just my opinion, though, apologies if it ruffles any feathers. Andy
