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Re: Should dumb, lazy people be encouraged to use Linux?



On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 10:36:25AM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 09:25:16AM -0400, Kevin Stokes (linux@pieskysoft.com) wrote:
> > > GNU/Linux is a grown-up's operating system.  You're expected to know
> > > your way around, or be able to figure it out.
> > 
> >   I'm sorry, but the 'You're dumb or lazy or both' argument will not fly.
> > There is an easily-correctable problem with Linux, and I hope the good
> > people who devote so much time to Linux will see that.
> 
> ...and what are you going to do to me personally if this isn't fixed.
> 
> Sorry, again, you've had your question answered.  Turns out I'd written
> a short guide addressing just the problem you had.  There's a project
> underway to do what it is you're addressing.  And there are several
> viewpoints challenging your assessment of the quality of the alternative
> -- the Legacy MS Windows help system -- you've identified.
> 
> You're about ->  <- this far away from hitting my killfile as timesink.
> Your future benefit from this list will suffer from your attitude.

wow. i've never seen karsten this close to over-the-edge with
anybody. (at least we now know he's human, finally.)

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