Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 23:32:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pierre Phaneuf <pp AT dilu DOT ml DOT org>
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Subject: Re: Usage of directory entries
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On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Mark Habersack wrote:

> > Yup. But don't take the ethos of hackerlyness! Linux is for hackers, but
> > OpenDOS must be for mere users, too. People who don't want to learn about
> > drivers and filing systems - they wanna start up Word Perfect and go...
> 
> Just a matter of *hiding* this "hackerness" from the mere user - a well 
> designed, flexible and friendly configuration utility does everything, 
> am I right?

Linux has a lot to carry to be a Unix clone. OpenDOS doesn't have to be
*that* complex to do the *same* thing! I tried Linuxconf once on a server.
It didn't like my distribution so I had to uninstall it, but it was really
great! (a bit buggy tho) I could configure *everything* from a single
program! It was a bit complicated but there was online help everywhere! It
too had to support some of the Unix legacy stuff, so it was a bit heavier
than what we could do...

Pierre Phaneuf