Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1695 mails)

[Peter Nikolic <p.nikolic1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 23 Jul 2009 22:30:22 Larry Stotler wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:15 AM, Adam Tauno
>
> Williams<awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The funny thing is that those accusing developers of "think on behalf of
> > users" are.... "thinking on behalf of users" themselves claiming that
> > users don't want these features [that come at essentially zero code]
> > enabled.
> > Hey, I don't use spreadsheets?!! Why is *&(*@ (*@*(@& Open Office Calc
> > installed?!    I don't print!?  Why is CUPS running by default?!  It is
> > using 3.1MB of RAM?  What a waste!
>
> So, you are basically saying that the end user shouldn't have control
> over his system?
> That if he wants or doesn't want some program/service, that's too bad?
>  Nice mentality.
>
> As someone who works on computers on a regular basis and who has spent
> YEARS working in the service industry interacting with end
> users/customers(1,000s of them), I have yet to see any want these
> things you feel should be installed once it is explained to them what
> it is and what the pros/cons are.
>
> Last time I checked, the end user is supposed to have control over
> his/her system.  Isn't that part of the philosophy of open source?

Are we sure this person is not an MS infiltrator  after all they are the kings 
of like it or lump it  , There seems to be a build up of people that are so 
hard and fast set on the path of making Linux as un-configurable as possible 
in fact hell bent on ensuring they get their perticular  enviroment just they 
way they want it force that on the distro and bob's your uncle take it or 
leave it but dont dare to disagree with them cus you will instantly become the 
lowest of the low  in fact according to some even that is not low enough

Pete .