[NCLUG] Re: 'we have met the enemy, . . ."

[Paul Wehr]

It is noteworthy that all of the comments seem to be from 
former/current windoze users. Coming from the other side, the light 
side, I didn't find my RedHat 7.2 install too overly difficult. 
Obtuse, the first time I tried it, but understanding that it was 
originally constructed for patched together systems, it was clear 
that some additional steps needed to be taken to make the 
installation compatible with whatever system I had.

   It is indeed "us," the users who deal with and accept such a 
mishmash of OS, windowing systems, and group created software.

   I'm not complaining. I am certainly not in a position to make any 
substantive contributions. I'm not a programmer. I paid next to 
nothing for the computer that's running Linux, for which I also paid 
nothing. When I have work to do, it's on my other machine, which 
incidentally has the underpinnings of BSD Linux.

   The group applications developers are most likely refugees from the 
Windoze world and the complaint was that they didn't think their 
project through. Again, it is difficult to fault them. I didn't pay 
for their work. Did any of this group? I don't fault the many 
anonymous developers, but I could wish for better. Most of the 
application programs I've tried still have the Windoze look, feel, 
and operability. They seem to be clunky, balky, and obtuse.

   Still, I'm optimistic about the future of Linux as a viable option 
at many levels. I'll have to inventory my assets and see what 
contribution I can make to the community.

Best wishes,
Paul

another member said at 8:09 PM -0600 10/15/03:
>XP Professional install was