Re: Grouping questions

[Roger Dingledine <arma@mit.edu>]

In message <83d205bf.35e01be0@aol.com>, eamorical@aol.com writes:
>be an overly organized person. Next we have at least three types of
>questions. Those that pertain to 'what do you use your computer
>for such as games, education, internet, etc.', those that pertain
>to 'what attributes are important in your computer system
>such as stability, ease of use, etc.', and those that pertain to
>'what physical things are important in your computer system such
>as multiprocessors, etc.'. I feel we need to get the question belonging

All of these relate to "what capabilities do you want your operating
system to have?" What types of software should it support, what type
of environment should it create, and what types of hardware should it
support. The multiprocessors issue is not "do i like one processor or
4", it is "do I need my computer to be able to use four processors at
once".

>to each type grouped together. This is not simple. I've tried several
>times and its clear it all depends on what point of view one takes. I
>feel it needs to be done because the current state is the root of the
>problems we get into over laptop, education, etc. This said, I will get
>back to thinking  it over.
>To be continued.
>
>Bob
  
--Roger