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Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files)
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MJ Ray |
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Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files) |
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Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:27:58 +0000 |
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address@hidden wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 09:12:32AM +0000, MJ Ray wrote:
> > That does not always mean
> > that one is better than the other - they may just do things in different
> > ways and it may frustrate users who knew the legacy proprietary package
> > when they have to relearn.
>
> Arguments about the pandering of non-free software use the reason
> "But what about the users ? Why won't anybody think of the users ?" far too
> often.
People with weak arguments build straw men like "won't anyone please
think of the children^Wusers?" far too often. Please don't do it.
> Learning can be frustrating at times, but if someone is not willing to make
> that effort
> there may be other distributions better suited for that person.
Is this clear enough?: it is not that relearning is frustrating, but
that unexpected relearning is frustrating. A list of non-free-software
with free software "equivalents" will probably create a false
expectation that no learning will be needed if you knew the legacy
software listed. I have tried it a few times in the past and now think
it should be avoided. Please, learn from my mistakes.
Hope that explains,
--
MJ Ray - see/vidu http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html
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- [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Mariot Chauvin, 2006/11/04
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Xavier Maillard, 2006/11/04
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Dave Crossland, 2006/11/04
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Dean Linkous, 2006/11/04
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Francesco Tapparo, 2006/11/05
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Xavier Maillard, 2006/11/05
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files), MJ Ray, 2006/11/06
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files), Dave Crossland, 2006/11/06
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files), gnewsense, 2006/11/06
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files),
MJ Ray <=
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files), gnewsense, 2006/11/06
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files), Dave Crossland, 2006/11/06
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files), MJ Ray, 2006/11/18
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas (about opening files), Dave Crossland, 2006/11/18
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Mariot Chauvin, 2006/11/04
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Xavier Maillard, 2006/11/05
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Dave Crossland, 2006/11/05
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Xavier Maillard, 2006/11/05
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, Dave Crossland, 2006/11/05
- Re: [gNewSense-users] some ideas, jeff, 2006/11/05