__/ [ casioculture@xxxxxxxxx ] on Tuesday 25 July 2006 17:55 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> very nice presentation. Another myth to add is that Linux is hard to use
>> [1].
>>
>> http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/ols_2006_keynote.html
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>> [1] http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1072&src=digg (24/07/2006)
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>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Linux is not Windows. Most users new to Linux forget this and expect
>> | Linux to operate exactly as Windows does with the result that they
>> | become frustrated by seemingly non-sensical quirks that make getting
>> | Linux running properly almost impossible. Or they suddenly realise they
>> | have no way of finding out how to perform a task that on Windows has
>> | becomes econd nature to them.
>> `----
>
> I'd advise anyone comtemplating a switch to linux to download cygwin
> and then use a few tutorials to get comfortable with the command line.
> Once they did, linux will feel like home.
I'll just contribute the video links... (once posted to COLA by the creator
Dennis Daniels)
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=linux+tutorial
Best wishes,
Roy
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