"Even when running Linux, people don't understand let alone control their machines anymore." Very true. This fact was encompassed in my comment abeit not speci

"Even when running Linux, people don't understand let alone control their machines anymore." Very true. This fact was encompassed in my comment abeit not specifically stated - see my reply to wlindley. Also, the fact is that Linux is now so big and complex that I doubt if any one person fully understands it - not even Linus. This is a far cry from Assembler on an S-100 system where the 'chicken & egg' problem was common. If you couldn't compile the source you couldn't get a 'C:>' to edit the source or run the compiler. By the time one had solved these problems one knew one was actually in control of one's system and not vice versa! :-)