-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Tuesday 2006-12-26 at 13:25 -0800, Randall R Schulz wrote: ...
Cooking and photography are arts. Using a computer should not be. You have to distinguish, say, writing a novel or a screen play from operating word-processing software. The former is an art and a skill. The latter should be easy and straightforward enough to disappear from the mind of the person using it.
The use of word-processing software should be easy enough for everybody being able to use it, and kids should learn that on school - preferably on different programs. At least to the point of being able to write a letter, if not an indexed multifile report. However, installing and configuring the operating system, and even the word processor, should be left to professionals. More or less, I mean, not literally. Ie, almost anybody can drive a car (including gearbox and clutch types ;-) ), but not everybody can change a wheel, and even less change the oil or plugs.
It should _not_ be a matter of the user meeting the software (or its creators) half way. The software should bridge the _whole_ gap to the user. Period.
Yes. But we should diferentiate using software and installing/configuring it. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFFkdEvtTMYHG2NR9URAt+uAJ9FDjRlD9AfHEIyk5nrgdyYvoapQACfXfA6 9tOudfa1HwvzQS0CyAqKjyE= =G4IT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org