There are a million things I feel are "better" - transparency, ease of configuration (yes, really - I find it far more logical to look in /etc/appname
Good point. Windows kind of has the "Tools\Options" menu item for this, but it's all over the place. Having said that, I've installed linux things that decide to put their configuration in /usr/share/lib or something stupid like that, (or other things such as the apache config file is called 'httpd.conf' instead of the obvious 'apache.conf') so the blade cuts both ways...
Yes, but at least it's in /etc/apache (usually! ;). Anyway, point taken.
I don't feel I should push these values on others. I'd like them to be AWARE of the option though.
Thats definitely a fine line. Street preaching anyone? :-)
LOL. Back to 8ball, spawn of satan!
if you do ever decide to push it (I percieve the installfest as a 'push' from WLUG) then you have to accept the fact that a large amount of otherwise potential interested parties are going to be apathetic...
You've just put your finger on exactly why I was...maybe not opposed to...but certainly not enthusiastic about an installfest. I don't view computer users as a crowd of heathens that need to be saved. I view them as a bunch of people who make MY life hard through no fault of their own other than that they use a default OS, and have no idea what hardships they inflict on those who DON'T use this OS. Daniel has, in the past, marveled at the ability of otherwise smart people to become drooling idiots when you put them in front of a computer. They seem to stop applying the kind of logic they use to get them through other unfamiliar situations, simply because it's A COMPUTER!. I don't know why this is, but when it stops happening, I don't think it will matter WHAT Operating System people choose to run, as they'll use it wisely. That's the conclusion I've come to anyway, and is the reason I feel continuing in the WLUG is futile. Note: I can hear Dan cringing - Please don't take this as me advising everyone that the LUG sucks. It's just not the right choice for me anymore. -- Greig McGill