Linked by Adam S on Wed 25th Sep 2002 02:21 UTC
The Linux community has been buzzing about LindowsOS since its original announcement over a year ago. With Michael Robertson, founder of mp3.com, at the helm, it was heralded as a Linux that could seamlessly run all of your Windows applications. As details became available, the skepticism of the community grew and with the LindowsOS general release only months away, no one is quite sure what to make of Lindows.com and their product, LindowsOS. We tested Lindows 2.0 and we today present the most in-depth review ever written for this much-talked OS, accompanied by a number of shots.
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"okay, why not teach new users the need for security EARLY, something they were not taught with Windows, and save them the trouble later. Sooner or later viruii(???plural virus) will be written for linux, it will only be a matter of time!"
So, who's going to teach them? Are you going to volunteer your time in order to go to somebody's house at 7pm (when they get off of work) and teach a single mom with 3 kids how to do secure computing? Hell, maybe you should start up a non-profit organization or something.
"that alone is part of the problem...people aren't willing to learn! if you don't want to learn anything new, DON'T SWITCH YOUR OS!!!! I don't make the OS change into something that IT IS NOT!"
You're right, people aren't willing to learn. So, with an OS, you've got a choice to make. Either dumb it down to the point where an ape can use it (and therefore break it), or else they'll stick with what they have.