On Saturday 06 May 2006 12:11 pm, Kevanf1 wrote:
On 06/05/06, Mike McMullin
wrote: I realize I'm nitpicking here, but "windows user(s)" and "typical windows user(s)" can be two completely different animals. The first is all inclusive, and a poor choice of words, the second has built in exclusions, i.e. those who write and compile windows apps.
I'd say that the percentage of Windows users who do not know one jot of programming far, far out ways those who do. Whereas the opposite is true in the Linux world. One day, many years in the future the latter will change. A PC user should not 'have' to know about how to compile software just to use the PC. <snip>
Valid point, Kevin! There are those of us who will program and enjoy seeing our own creations be compiled and used, and there are those who want to turn the thing on and use it, with a minimal of fuss and tinkering. Towards that end - I'd say KDE, GNOME and SUSE have all done a great job in attempting to reach the goal. I think we all have benefited by the "competition" between the major desktops in the world, KDE, Macintosh, Gnome and - to some extent - Windows. -- kai - www.perfectreign.com www.livebeans.com - the new NetBeans community 43...for those who require slightly more than the answer to life, the universe and everything.