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- From: papresco@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Paul Prescod)
- Subject: Re: IS UNIX DEAD?
- Message-ID: <Bxw4JJ.HzC@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu>
- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <BxEB33.372@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <1992Nov12.005025.1251@global.hacktic.nl> <BxntrG.ECD@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 02:35:41 GMT
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- >>Because that often saves (a lot of) money.
- >
- >I doubt it. If you insist to install the OS yourself then you better
- >start learning how manage it.
-
- No, no, no, no, no....OS/2, Windows, DOS etc. have PROVED that you don't
- have to be a system administrator to install an OS. Why do you insist on
- this dogma "if you aren't computer literate enough to install Unix, you
- should pay someone to do it." Why not make unix easy enough to install
- that you don't have to do either? Why force the problem onto the user
- instead of just FIXING it? Why defend a flaw?
-
- I won't defend Dos, or windows' or OS/2s' flaws. I will highlight their
- strong points. Highlight unixes' strong points, but FIX IT'S FLAWS.
-
- Overly complex installation is a flaw.
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-