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   From: bigjon    
   Subject: Re: My ubuntu experience   
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
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   Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:18:37 GMT   
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   Michel Firholz wrote:   
      
   > CBFalconer wrote:   
   >> Michel Firholz wrote:   
   >> There is also a difference in philosophy.  I want to tell the   
   >> machine what to do.   
   > ...and I want that machine to understand me, which it is also currently   
   > doing to a very high extend.   
   >    
   >> The gooey systems want to tell me what limited   
   >> things I can do.  There is a place for both.   
   >>   
   > Sure! I never pretended anything else: let's make simple things the easy   
   > way and let's make the complicated things easy.   
      
   From a newbies point of view, It is nice to learn how to use this OS from a   
   limited gui position, then learn the intricacys later when I am more   
   confident...   
   I chose ubuntu because it will allow that - I need to be able to turn it on   
   and know that the internet, sound and video etc are going to work, things   
   like installing basic drivers and the Add/Remove are really good, point and   
   click, so I am at ease. Installing software from other than the   
   repositories is a nightmare for a point and clicker IMHO.    
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