Re: [COMP] Windows 2000: 65,000 bugs

Alexandre,

I have to agree with your assessment of what Windows means to the world. Where
would the world be without Microsoft Windows? Certainly not to the stage we now
enjoy. Even Linux is not perfect and anyone that tries to say it is, is trying
to put you in that position of ignorance. We all need to work towards getting
the world to communicate better with a minimum of turmoil.

Lee Ross

Alexandre Jorge Fontes Laranjeira wrote:

> Congratulations, John!
>
> I think it's time for us to break free.
>
> I keep on asking myself how could a nasty piece of software such windows
> o.s. dominate the market.
>
> Unfortunately, there are some answers.
>
> First of all, in spite of all the crashes, windows is really user-friendly.
>
> Besides, the plug-and-play features allow regular users to configurate their
> computers.
>
> These things enrage some programmers and computer professionals because they
> want to keep all the knoledge to themselves.
>
> Some of them even dislike the GUI interface because it has made the computer
> a piece of furniture, allowing millions of ignorant people to run a program
> with a single click.
>
> Here in Brazil, there are lots of people happily pointing the complexity of
> the Linux o.s. as a signal of the return of an era when only a few people
> could operate computers.
>
> That's really sad because computers are very usefull to almost everybody and
> can help people to achieve their educational and professional goals.
>
> For example, in spite of being a lawyer, I can no longer work without
> computers.
>
> Linux will be the solution, since it´s good and it´s free. But it has to be
> popularized. Everybody should learn how to operate this new o.s.
>
> That's why the "open source" people should be concerned about making not
> only good and free software, but easy-to-use software. That´s the key to the
> market.
>
> Down with expensive and "crashy" software! Power to the users!
>

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