Re: Bootscreen

From: Denis Vlasenko (vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua)
Date: Thu Jan 30 2003 - 01:53:47 EST


On 29 January 2003 21:52, Balram Adlakha wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 January 2003 20:16, you wrote:
> > Yeah, dude, let's dumb down our users... don't allow them
> > to become curious and start learning.
> >
> > Grown up, mature people are scared when they see letters
> > and numbers on the screen? On what planet am I?
> >
> > And if someone *is* scared and totally non-curious, well...
> > do you want to have such a user? /me not.
>
> yes they do get scared!!!
> Alright I guess they are not mature...
> So 95% of all people are not mature...
>
> So linux is only for the remaining 5%?

This presumes that people don't change. They do,
especially younger ones. Linux gives them a chance.

I am sure you have seen Windows generation geeks:
even those who can potentially learn did not do that
because Windows did not let them do that.

Bootscreen blocked it all.

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