Re: tlug: rpms

[Chris Sekiya <sekiya@example.com>]

On Thu, Jun 01, 2000 at 06:26:57PM +0900, Thomas O'Dowd wrote:

> Most of these people aren't tinkerers, they don't want to know how things
> work, would die of fright if they had to compile something or look at a 
> configuration file. gnome, kde, package management programs like rpm are all
> making it more and more possible for people like these to use linux instead
> of ms.

Man, you are pushing _all_ of my buttons with this one.

Suffice it to say that I vehemently disagree with the dumbing-down of UNIX,
which is your essential statement here.  If they can't deal with learning how
things work, they shouldn't be using the bloody system.

> Perhaps someday, rpms or a newer technology will be good enough for the 
> geeks too.

No chance in hell.

-- Chris
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