that is why microsoft is so prolific. and so wide spread. On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Thomas Ward wrote: > Yup. I find those kind of people too. There are those kind no matter what > the topic weather it is cars, computers, cooking. > Most people don't care how it works, what it takes to work, and want it > handed to them on a platter. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shaun Oliver <shauno at goanna.net.au> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 5:40 AM > Subject: Re: New to LINUX > > > > thomas, > > even though more and more people are trying out linux, it does not take > > away from the fact that mr average neither knows or cares about how his > > system operates. > > Until mr average starts to give a damn about the inner workings of his > > computer and the various problems and solutions to said problems, > > microsoft will always have the upper hand. > > it appears to me that an even greater number of windows users still > > don't want to know or give a damn how things work. > > I meet with this kind of opposition everyday. the other people that use > > computers that I closely associate with, namely my partner and her > > father, > > both point blank refuse to touch linux with a barge pole. > > My partner's father is 1 of those users that knows enough about his > > machine to get out of trouble. but doesn't care for the waw linux refers > > to ide or skuzzy devices nore the way everything needs to be setup by > > hand. > > Make no mistake about it, x isn't totally point and click and hope for > > the best. > > I feel it's better to get in there and swear and fart around a bit until > > you get the result you desire. > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Thomas Ward wrote: > > > > > Agreed. It is the same way about Win modems. They all could be supported > if > > > the hhardware manufacturers got their head out of the sand and see more > and > > > more people are trying out Linux. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Janina Sajka <janina at afb.net> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 9:07 PM > > > Subject: Re: New to LINUX > > > > > > > > > > Stupidity for sure. Since there's absolutely nothing for them to lose, > > > > this is the only word for it. > > > > > > > > On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Geoff Shang wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi: > > > > > > > > > > Let me emphasize this point about the trippletalk. It cannot be > used > > > with > > > > > speakup. And unless and until the trippletalk folks decide to be > more > > > > > forth-coming with specs for their products (i.e. they stop > iinsisting on > > > a > > > > > non-disclosure agreement), the trippletalk will remain unsupported. > Of > > > > > course, this is stupidity on the part of a hardware manufacturer as > > > wider > > > > > support means greater product sales, but a number of hardware > > > manufacturers > > > > > just don't seem to get it. > > > > > > > > > > Geoff. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > > > Technology Research and Development > > > > Governmental Relations Group > > > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > > > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > > > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > > > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > > > > http://www.openebook.org > > > > > > > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > > > > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > > > > > > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > > > > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > > > > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > > > > > > > Learn how to make accessible software at > > > > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > Shaun Oliver > > > > Marriage is a three ring circus: > > engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering. > > -- Roger Price > > > > Email: shauno at goanna.net.au > > Icq: 76958435 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Shaun Oliver Marriage is a three ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering. -- Roger Price Email: shauno at goanna.net.au Icq: 76958435
