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Subject: Re: [ProLinux] Windows Gripe: No way to confirm downloads
Author: Paul McNett

Posted: 2004/09/30 13:34:17
 
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Ted Roche writes:

> > So what do we do about it...
>
> Invent the Aunt Tilly distribution?
>
>
> A workstation with FireFox, Thunderbird, OO.o, an
> auto-updating package manager, GAIM, and a tight firewall.

But these home Windows users seem to think that part of the
computing experience is downloading this-or-that shareware for
this-or-that reason. I still can't figure it out what it is
they are trying to accomplish.

What about when Aunt Tilly wants to start tracking her recipes
or genealogy and she can't load her old Windows software to do
that?

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Paul McNett
Independent Software Consultant
http://www.paulmcnett.com


 
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