On Wednesday 06 December 2006 23:40, Sean Kellogg wrote:
> On Wednesday 06 December 2006 14:30, Michael Poole wrote:
> > Apparently law instead requires us to assume users are in fact morons
> > in a hurry. What a sad state of affairs.
>
> Yes, that's exactly what the law requires. The consumer is not you or me,
> but the "average consumer" of the good in question. Actually, some have
> argued the threshold is even lower... just the average consumer of
> stuff[1]. And I suggest the average consumer of stuff (or browsers) does
> not care about the finer distinctions of apt repositories or the
> getfirefoxnow.com campaign.
I don't think the average moron in a hurry uses apt-get. He probably uses
synaptic, adept, or possibly aptitude instead. He will then see that he's not
getting the "real" Firefox.
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