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From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Tue May 7 11:24:40 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick_at_idcomm.com]

> muscle, to use to do the "standard" sorts of things.
> Moreover, Windows isn't
> that expensive. The updates cost about $85US.

Of course, given microsoft's somewhat -- um -- aggressive
"bundling" deals, nobody knows what an initial installation
costs. :)

> I've heard lots about what "you can get" but all I ever hear
> from the guys who
> use Linux every day is that they "don't have that." Some of

What don't they have?

> Not all college graduates are in computer science. Most, in
> fact, are not,
> and a computer is just a tool, like a screwdriver, not a
> deity. Most folks
> just want to get their work done, and don't care to worship
> at the shrine of
> M$ or *nix.

... but to have gone all the way through college using the things
and not have picked up any fundamental knowledge of them? Sure,
this happens, but I can't fathom how someone could possibly do it.

(I'm sure I can blame microsoft, but let's not get into that
again :)

> with, he'll be done
> by 3:30 and have $100 in his pocket, still, if he does the

... if you say so. :)

> obvious. If he
> tries something else, what does that say about his ability to
> get the job
> done? (see what I mean about disparate views of the same thing?)

That depends on whether it works better, doesn't it?

> The thing about the "standard solution" is that it's a solution.

Possibly a solution to the wrong problem.

> That's a different problem. I don't understand it either.
> People, in
> general want to do as little as they can "get by with,"
> saying nothing about
> doing a creditable job.

I'm sure most of us will agree on this, at least, then.

> If someone gives you a Lear Jet and all you want is to use
> the installed
> flashlight, why should you have to learn to fly?

You shouldn't. Sell your lear and get a $5 flashlight from
a department store, pay your mortgage, and maybe get a new
car ;)

So I suppose if someone give you a computer, and all you need
to do is type letters, you should get a word processor, and
keep the rest of your money.

If you want to web browse, there are things floating around
for that now too. You certainly don't need a desktop (or notebook)
computer for it.

> (1) Windows would not be one of those, and (2) most of the
> *nix users I know
> enjoy the long cryptic command lines more than anything else.

Personally I like that most of the commands are shorter, though, I
also get along find with systems that have longer commands.

Chris


Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
 
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