____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 25 September 2007 18:47 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Monday 24 September 2007 18:10 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> ____/ Linonut on Monday 24 September 2007 12:47 : \____
>>>>
>>>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Mark Kent belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Actually, I think we're beginning to win. Oddly, the atmosphere on
>>>>>> addressing this corruption is about the same as the atmosphere in cola
>>>>>> was about 5-10 years ago (I'd check the exact date, but google groups
>>>>>> seems to be completely broken now).
>>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.globalisation.eu/publications/unbundlingmicrosoftwindows.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> Unbundling Microsoft Windows
>>>>
>>>> Windows Unbundled Edition. Let people see how hard it can be to
>>>> actually /install/ Windows.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Now that would be interesting. Having to find all those drivers...
>>> install them in the right order... configure everything the right
>>> way... with no instructions, no help, no irc support, no mailing lists,
>>> no friendly web-pages backing off bug-tracking lists, no access to
>>> developers.
>>>
>>> When you actually think about it, why would anyone /ever/ try to install
>>> something like that? It's very much for masochists.
>>
>> Yes, and they'll just end up installing a modern Linux distros. The tables
>> turn. People run to Linux when they get frustrated, rather than the other
>> way around.
>>
>
> Indeed. Or perhaps it's for enthusiasts, too? You know, the kind of
> people who really do have time chasing all over the web to find obscure
> partially-supported drivers for the unsupported hardware combination
> they're trying to make work. Some people clearly do like doing that
> sort of thing.
"Enthusiasts..."
Hobbyists
Tinkerers (Registry hacking Gurus who remember and memories hexadecimal codes
for error message...)
Whatever...
Being mainstream does not mean being easy.
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