A couple of good points there zenlord but I have to disagree.
1. I haven't ever cited XP as a usable solution; it's shocking "out of the box" and the same goes for Vista comparatively.
2. I absolutely think regular users could install Foresight, but moreso other releases like Ubuntu (or ones that use Draklive, which is awesome) because it's an exercise in following basic instructions and clicking "next".
3. Maybe I should clarify "average" user a little more, because I take them as having some understanding of the computer but zero Linux experience. They know what a hard drive is, they know what an operating system is but they don't know what codecs are... etc.
Ultimately I think having to read the manual is an admission of defeat on an intuitive-ness level because truly good interfaces don't need explaining.
A couple of good points there zenlord but I have to disagree.
1. I haven't ever cited XP as a usable solution; it's shocking "out of the box" and the same goes for Vista comparatively.
2. I absolutely think regular users could install Foresight, but moreso other releases like Ubuntu (or ones that use Draklive, which is awesome) because it's an exercise in following basic instructions and clicking "next".
3. Maybe I should clarify "average" user a little more, because I take them as having some understanding of the computer but zero Linux experience. They know what a hard drive is, they know what an operating system is but they don't know what codecs are... etc.
Ultimately I think having to read the manual is an admission of defeat on an intuitive-ness level because truly good interfaces don't need explaining.
Some good points though, thanks for sharing.
Submitted by seopher on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 10:57.