Re: When Will GNU/Linux Be Ready for Joe User?

[Gandalf Parker]

some_spare_id@yahoo.com (Simon) wrote in news:82ca3381.0405181743.c898de0
@posting.google.com:

> I'm doing a survey.
> 
> When do you think GNU/Linux will be ready for the average Joe?  What
> obstacles must it overcome first?

Hopefully, never.

Everything has its Pros and Cons. Im not convinced that GNU/Linux can be 
made ready for the average user without losing some of the power I love 
about it. 

Actually thats kindof a wide statement since I think much of GNU and some 
versions of Linux are already pretty close to being there. But I definetly 
would be behind an effort to NOT have that become the goal of GNU/Linux 
advancements. Leave it to other OS's to be the "training wheels" for new 
users. 

Gandalf  Parker
-- Sure I'm a guru but beware of asking guru's what operating system you
should get. Guru's tend toward the most irritating system they can find.
Thats how they get to be guru's. Instead, ask someone who uses a computer
everyday and still knows nothing about computers.