Hi Ricardo, Excellent post. Sorry about the 'dumbed-down' bit, I did mean it in the same sense that your post intended - not as a derogatory comment but a statement of observation in the same way that you could say cars have dumbed-down courtesy of ignition keys and starter motors rather hand cranks (weak analogy I know). You're right in the way you put it - alot more succinct and relevant. People want an appliance first. Learning to fix your washing machine may be of interest to some people but having to get your tools out and configure the drum speed and load the correct soap-powder module before you can do the washing is a bit daft (persil.o anyone??).
So here's to easy installations, here's to linux distro's that can handle USB, the new Mega-wonder video cards, play whizz-bang games, all out of the box, and all after the initial installation! Let the people eat cake!
I'll drink to that!!!
Having paid for my drinks courtesy of :
keep the server market obscure if the wages are higher because of it. I'll tinker away happily 9-5 if I'm getting paid for it!)
Cheers Earl
[earl.brannigan@lindenhouse.co.uk] www.lindenhouse.co.uk Intellectual : Someone who can spend a whole day locked in a room with a tea cosy without once thinking of trying it on. Highbrow : Someone who can listen to the entire William Tell Overture without once thinking of the Lone Ranger.