Re: Desktop light installs, user and programmers

[Oleg Goldshmidt <ogoldshmidt computer org>]

Marco Fioretti <m fioretti inwind it> writes:

> OK for complex routing and maybe ssh, but why should a newbie not use a
> box with networking and firewall on? If you remember, we wanted to
> provide a school or low income person with something to do basic
> and safe {word processing, surfing, email}: then you do need to start
> from those services, and then add user level stuff.

<snip>

> Second and more important: let's be careful when we say newbie,
> experienced user, and such. 

I guess I was not articulate enough and didn't explain myself
well. What I meant was that this install mode is likely to be used by
someone who needs a low-end machine to perform a service, such as a
firewall or a router. This someone is likely to be experienced enough
not to get confised by two different installation modes. That sort of
confusion was my concern.

A newcomer to the wonderful world of Linux computing is not so likely
to have a low-end box on which the full-blown installer won't run.
The donated 486s in Guatemalan towns will likely be installed by
people who won't be confused.

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Oleg Goldshmidt | ogoldshmidt NOSPAM computer org 
"If it ain't broken, it has not got enough features yet."