Bits and pieces: Short Linux and computing notes (NewsForge) [LWN.net]

Robin 'Roblimo' Miller goes shopping for a laptop in this NewForge article. At least, that's how it starts. Here are some comments about the command line. "Yes, it's nice to learn the inner workings of your software, just as it's good to know how your thyroid gland regulates many of your body's functions, and it's nice to understand the torque convertor in your car's automatic transmission. But most people get along without knowing much about their thyroids or torque convertors, and they can get along without knowing why this or that happens when they click a CD icon to use their CD drive under Linux."

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Bits and pieces: Short Linux and computing notes (NewsForge)

Posted May 23, 2003 16:25 UTC (Fri) by Baylink (guest, #755) [Link]

I'm a little surprised that this article hasn't already drawn a bunch of
"oh yeah, you can do everything" and "no, no; don't admit we have faults"
replies... cause I expect those.

But Roblimo's right, guys.

The audience is what it is.

You wanna make friends with Free Software?

Buy an old color Pentium laptop for someone. I just got a Compaq 4220T
P266 for $66 on eBay. Load it with a slightly older RedHat, say 7.3,
trimmed and tuned to fit. Or maybe Knoppix. Or *something*.

Give it to someone.

Hell, what'd it cost you, $100? What do you people make?

I'm going to...