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OK, so I lied. Here's how I look at it. First, a semi-logical proof:
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AXIOM: A simplification is a subset of the expressiveness of a system.
THEOREM: All simplifications of a system is therefore not complete for the underlying system.
PROOF BY CONTRADICTION: Assume that all the expressiveness of a system can be represented by its simplification. Then that simplification is necessarily a superset of that system, not a subset of it. This contradicts our axiom. QED.
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So, what does this have to do with the current discussion? Simple: There is some part of the system which a simplification does not express. If a user wishes to do something inside this space, they must therefore deal with the underlying system. This is exactly why Jason's statement rings true:
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
I think Linux is great for some people, but I've yet to see a netbook that is easy enough for an average person to figure out - unless they only use the browser.
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Meaning that the Linux simplifications used for netbooks cover the task of using the web browser and maybe some other common tasks, but the instant the user wants to do something different, they are thrown directly into Linux-land. And while Linux-land has been improving in this regard, I don't think anyone would suggest that a common person would be able to figure stuff out in its current state. (Remember, these are the people who get scared when a dialog box comes up that they have not vetted with their "computer guy" to see which button to press.)
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