Date:	Sun, 27 Apr 1997 05:29:38 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Pierre Phaneuf <pp AT dilu DOT ml DOT org>
Reply-To:	pierre AT tycho DOT com
To:	OpenDOS Developer Mailing List <opendos-developer AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: User friendly OS Was: Re: Usage of directory entries
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On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Jim Lefavour wrote:

> > Have you ever seen a Linux box running xdm at boot? X-Windows by default,
> > with a X login prompt (looks a bit like the one in Windows 95 or NT)...
> 
> Unfortunately, someone has to set that up, and people "spoiled" on 
> Windows systems can be easily intimidated by the setup of first the 
> kernel, then the X windows system, then the boot-up files, and not 
> to mention the internet access - not exactly Joe DOSuser's idea of 
> user-friendly :-)
> 
> We need to keep this in mind when developing our system - keep it as 
> simple as possible to set up, so that anyone can do it (this I am 
> familiar with :-)

Yes, that's why we're doing OpenDOS... I think it's Lorier that said that:
"OpenDOS will be for advanced DOS/Windows users and Linux will be for
advanced OpenDOS users.", how true! Imagine Linux, *almost* as powerful,
not quite as many things to customize, runs DOS apps without any fuss. Did
you check TSX/Lite? *This*! This is what we need (or at least is part of
what we need!)...

Pierre Phaneuf

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