From: nobody@haph.org   
      
   CrudeSausage    
   news:695e7416$1$24$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:56:22   
   GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
      
      
   > You are only now revealing to us that the majority of people aren't too   
   > bright?   
      
   The OP is right. It's not always a case of a stupid indiviual either. It's   
   just how things are in the real world. A far from perfect real world.   
      
   > 50% of every country is shockingly stupid. That's why left-wing   
   > governments always have a chance at getting elected. I imagine that   
   > those were the people buying $199 computers. After all, those shockingly   
   > stupid people are also generally poor, so the thought of a cheap   
   > computer appeals to them, but using their minuscule brain for a moment   
   > to figure out how the machine works is not worthwhile.   
      
   It's not always a case of them being poor. If you've ever worked in a real   
   repair shop, you'd understand the situation a bit better. It's a clusterfuck   
   and a half, mind you, but...the OP is right.   
      
   If you want to change things, it starts with the user. And the applications   
   they use. If the applications they are familiar with and use on a daily basis   
   would run just fine under Linux, it wouldn't be an issue. But, not all   
   applications are friendly towards Linux. Even with various stop gap measures   
   in place, you'll run across one that just won't play nice on Linux.   
      
   I've got a client who has such a situation, sadly. I'd love to completely   
   convert them to Linux. But, due to the fact they use a radon detection kit   
   that has a specific software package that's Windows only, I can't currently do   
   so. If and win I can find a way to make that damn program play nice under   
   Linux in some manner, then I can. I've contacted the manufacturer as well as   
   looked up competing products which perform the same function. Short of   
   building one myself and going thru the aggravation of writing the software   
   from scratch to control it, they'll remain with Windows on a couple of laptops   
   and Linux on the rest of their gear. It's damn near perfection. One fucking   
   app to go before I can migrate the Laptops over. :)   
      
      
      
      
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   Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?   
   Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent   
   Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?   
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