On 2009/12/16 17:02 (GMT+0100) Clayton composed:
OK, you can easily argue that these apps are not "necessary" to do "real work" whatever that is.. but in Lynn's case, it's a test for Linux as a home computer, not a server, not a "work" computer.
So puters in homes are all toys? No one who uses a puter at home uses it for work? A computer is by design a tool. Some use the tool for playing games. Many don't. When I buy a tool, I expect it to continue to function as when new for a very very long time. Granted, puters are not as long lived as Craftsman or Snap On, but nevertheless they shouldn't become obsolete from mere passage of time. They shouldn't need to be replaced before they die of natural causes. Forced advanced retirement is an ecologically bankrupt paradigm. Web sites requiring bling haven't yet enabled accessibility. Every (e.g. Flash, theoretically accessible-enabled, but not in the wild) one I've ever been to is unusable even with required plugins or enabled 3DFX hardware. All make everything too small to use on a high resolution screen or by someone who needs text at least as large as their browser's default and images big enough to be recognizable as what they purport to depict. -- " We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion." John Adams, 2nd US President Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org