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From: "Jim Lefavour" <jamesl AT mail DOT albany DOT net>
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Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 12:16:24 -0500
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> On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Lorier wrote:
> 
> > Ummm.... Linux has the single disadvange that idiots that can't live without
> > a mouse take one look at linux and panic.  We should try to avoid that...
> > make it MORE simplistic... Make it so that "advanced" windows users use
> > opendos... and advanced opendos users use linux :)
> 
> 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 :-)

Jim Lefavour
jamesl AT albany DOT net http://www.albany.net/~jamesl/