Re: [PMH] Re: [Nautilus-list] Idea for Nautilus and GMC.

[Ben Ford <ben kalifornia com>]

John Sullivan wrote:

> There are lots of ways to address these things, but saying "stupid people
> will do the wrong thing and we don't care" is a sure-fire way to end up with
> software that most people will use wrong. Even computer experts aren't all
> experts in every aspect of the computer.

My point is, if we "dumb it down" to the point that these people can use 
it without realizing that their brain switch needs to be in the on 
position, we've just alienated all the people that make this such a 
great OS to begin with.

That is one of the main reason Bill Gates doesn't get any money from me.

-b

--
"One trend that bothers me is the glorification of
stupidity, that the media is reassuring people it's
alright not to know anything. That to me is far more
dangerous than a little pornography on the Internet."
 - Carl Sagan