Posted by: Taran Rampersad
on January 10, 2004 06:51 AM
Likewise, my mother has no desire to learn even the most basic aspects of computer software design. She couldn't care less; in the mean time, she struggles with how to use Outlook Express. As such, she could care less whether or not a product is open source - she just wants to read e-mail. Yes, she may have to pay for this closed-source program. But, for her, the economic benefits outweigh the costs. She pays a bit of cash, but reaps the benefits of usable e-mail software.
Seems to me that she could save some cash and use <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/" TITLE="mozilla.org">Mozilla</a mozilla.org>. If money is that much of an issue, they do accept gratuities for putting out a superior product.
So while Linux advocates preach the benefits of having twenty text editors, ten graphics programs, fifty distributions, and thirty window managers, the rest of us will boot up Windows XP.
Well, that's your choice, and one I won't pretend to understand. But if you're going to use Windows, why not check out the <A HREF="http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/" TITLE="gnuwin.epfl.ch">GNU Win II CD</a gnuwin.epfl.ch>? Very good Free Software for Windows.
Though I'm not the person who you responded to, I'll mention that I am a poet, and even as a poet reading Keats, Dickinson or Donne doesn't make me as good as them (of course, to be a good poet you're supposed to be dead). But isn't it great that poets can read those works you mention, using 'poetic license', and create derivative works which you may appreciate? It's just a thought. Poetry itself isn't as much a functional work as software, but it is close. Recipes would be closer.
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Re:Yeah, damn peeking!
Posted by: Taran Rampersad on January 10, 2004 06:51 AMLikewise, my mother has no desire to learn even the most basic aspects of computer software design. She couldn't care less; in the mean time, she struggles with how to use Outlook Express. As such, she could care less whether or not a product is open source - she just wants to read e-mail. Yes, she may have to pay for this closed-source program. But, for her, the economic benefits outweigh the costs. She pays a bit of cash, but reaps the benefits of usable e-mail software.
Seems to me that she could save some cash and use <A HREF="http://www.mozilla.org/" TITLE="mozilla.org">Mozilla</a mozilla.org>. If money is that much of an issue, they do accept gratuities for putting out a superior product.
So while Linux advocates preach the benefits of having twenty text editors, ten graphics programs, fifty distributions, and thirty window managers, the rest of us will boot up Windows XP.
Well, that's your choice, and one I won't pretend to understand. But if you're going to use Windows, why not check out the <A HREF="http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/" TITLE="gnuwin.epfl.ch">GNU Win II CD</a gnuwin.epfl.ch>? Very good Free Software for Windows.
Though I'm not the person who you responded to, I'll mention that I am a poet, and even as a poet reading Keats, Dickinson or Donne doesn't make me as good as them (of course, to be a good poet you're supposed to be dead). But isn't it great that poets can read those works you mention, using 'poetic license', and create derivative works which you may appreciate? It's just a thought. Poetry itself isn't as much a functional work as software, but it is close. Recipes would be closer.
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