[Mageia-dev] What do you think about create a Mageia Welcome Center?

Peter Watson pw at pwatson.me.uk
Thu Sep 30 01:02:21 CEST 2010


On Wednesday 29 September 2010 21:59:14 Dick Gevers wrote:
> Dear Andre!
> 
> On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:03:05 +0000 (UTC), Andre Machado 
wrote about
> 
> [Mageia-dev] What do you think about create a Mageia Welcome 
Center?:
> >http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/925/mageiawelcome.png
> 
> And this is supposed to cover my whole desktop? Please: no.
> 
> I don't mean to be disrespectful, but if I started up my computer 
and saw
> this, I'd think I'd bought a tool for children instead of an adult 
operated
> personal computer.
> 
> /Ducking for flame throwers.
> 
> I regret that I do not very much like the idea. But if everyone on 
this
> list wants it: okay.
> 
I agree with Dick, for me the whole idea seems patronising. I have 
seen this described as being for newbies or old users, well at 67 
tears old I certainly do not feel the need for this.

Peter Watson


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