Re: What is the maximal length of usernames on Solaris?

From: Josh McKee (jtmckee_at_rm-bogus-ac.net)
Date: 11/26/03 

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:42:20 GMT

In article <slrnbs9ote.m1n.sy_nttvr@gurcragntba.pbz>,
 sy_nttvr@gurcragntba.pbz (I R A Darth Aggie) wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 14:29:15 GMT,
> Josh McKee <jtmckee@rm-bogus-ac.net>, in
> <c5e9svgt78e3a3l1gpfe7q2a72kf7396dn@4ax.com> wrote:
> +> On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 11:15:51 -0000, "Noel R. Nihill"
> +> <nnihil01@Motorola.BLAH.com> wrote:
> +>
> +> >
> +> >"Josh McKee" <jtmckee@rm-bogus-ac.net> wrote in message
> +> >news:jtmckee-48E8BF.07291323112003@netnews.attbi.com...
> +> >> In article <Pine.SOL.4.58.0311222032510.507@zaphod.rite-group.com>,
> +> >> Rich Teer <rich.teer@rite-group.com> wrote:
> +> >>
> +> >> > On Sun, 23 Nov 2003, Josh McKee wrote:
> +> >> >
> +> >> > > > What's "user friendly" about an application failing silently?
> +> >> > >
> +> >> > > We're dicussing how the user interacts with the system. Therefore I
> +> >> > > think that it should be obvious that your example falls outside the
> +> >> >
> +> >> > How can how an application fails not be included in a discussion
> +> >> > about how a user interacts with a system?
> +> >>
> +> >> It's not part of the user interfaces.
> +> >
> +> >Yes it is.
> +>
> +> No, it's not.
>
> Yes, it is. It's part of the user (non)experience. Or do you think
> that if the OS chooses to ignore your request to start a certain
> application, that's not part of your user experience?

There's a difference between a user experience and a user interface.

Josh

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