Re: gEDA-user: Why use gEDA? [OT]

[Dave McGuire <mcguire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 7, 2007, at 3:17 AM, David Fang wrote:
> There is hope in opening the eyes of windows users, you just have  
> to win
> them over gradually with little demonstrations.  Demonstrate to your
> audience solving simple problems in UNIX one at a time.  Emphasize  
> using
> the right tools for the right jobs.  Show them how to compose smaller
> solutions into larger ones, e.g. connecting pipes, find, xargs.   
> Show how
> actions can be saved in shell scripts and Makefiles for re-use.  You
> have to demonstrate the benefits of *productivity* before the  
> lights will
> go on.

  I agree...however, there seems to be a certain class of people  
whose eyes just glaze over when you show them something like that.

  No, upon thinking about it further...those are the very same  
people whose eyes glaze over when they're asked to think about  
ANYTHING, or learn ANYTHING new.

> I used to be no better than a "Windows user", being a sucker for the
> Apple Macintosh way -- prety interfaces, menus, and point-drag-click.
> Ironically, every Mac I touch these days starts with Terminal  
> sessions and
> shells -- thank you, darwin.

  I also agree 100%...I'm typing this on a G5 with about fifteen  
shell windows open!

          -Dave

--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL




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