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Old Jul 17th, 2006, 10:43 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by grumpy
The basic fact is that it will never be possible to define an OS that pleases all of the people all of the time. MacOS users grumble about windows. Windows users grumble about MacOS (something which amazes MacOS users) and even about Windows (which MacOS users consider to be vindication). Some people can't stand using GUI at all, and only want to work from the command line. Others would have a fit if they even saw a command line interpreter. Some people want intimate control over every detail of their system configuration, and will grumble about a system that holds their hands and does things without asking. Others just want to have a system that works with no effort on their part, and will grumble if the installation asks them even a simple question.
so basically it boils down to '"Grumpy" people are happy people".

("A bitching private is a happy private.")

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Originally Posted by MBirchmeier
She doesn't care what she's using as long as it works, and her system will look exactly the same today as it will in the year 2050, there's no need for anything new. Linux is an option for her, and she won't even notice, the difference once she gets into her routine. The basics will always be there for her (browser, e-mail, AIM) so different interfaces don't make a difference to her.
YES! Exactly! And if you change even the slightest little thing, Aunt Gertie gets seriously bent.
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