Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 16:35:11 -0800 (PST) "nate" <debian-user@aphroland.org> wrote:
> <quote who="Ron Johnson">
>
> > But then then The Average User would have to learn the tools
> (read:
> > programming languages). It's been an end-user operation for 20
> > years (going back to WordStar 2.x) even on a nerdy OS like CP/M.
>
>
> i wouldn't consider myself an average user, i use linux/unix
> everywhere and have been using unix/linux in general for 7
> years. and even i could not even come close to doing what
> the previous poster had said with python, or any other
> language.
>
> not that i have a need to ..but still.
>
> maybe someday i will get around to learning that
> stuff, but i don't see myself starting anytime soon.
Thanks for reinforcing my point. If a more-than-average user doesn't
know how to do it, what's the likelyhood that Joe User does?
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