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    SubjectRe: LPP (was: The new X-Kernel !)
    On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 03:33:07PM +0100, MichaelM wrote:
    > From: "Abraham vd Merwe" <abraham@2d3d.co.za>
    >
    > >See the difference between the O/S in question and the one you might be
    > >confusing it with is that this O/S was (and still is) written and being
    > >maintained by technical people. These kind of people like to know what's
    > >going on. It also happens that the primary audience for these people's work
    > >is themselves (us) and NOT novices - that my friend, is a bonus, not the
    > >sole aim of the exercise.
    >
    > Have you ever thought that people get great difficulties when they try to
    > change to linux, e.g the partitioning, 3d games graphics ;) etc..
    >
    > ... therefore, only technical and technical-wanna-be people remain?
    >
    > It's quite clear to me.
    >

    X in the kernel won't help with that.

    The progress bars will make it *look* less technical.

    The setup of hardware like 3d graphics is up to the distribution. Those are
    the people you should be talking to.

    Mike
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