On Monday 02 June 2003 02:21, John Sowden wrote:

I am a newbie at this, and one of my complaints has been the use of the 'nix language to explain something. Consider giving your text, section by section, to someone who has never used Linux. Have them read your text, then explain to you how to perform the task described. There are technical nouns used in explaining that are used a verbs, leaving the newbie lost.

There are also other suttleties (sp?) in linux. If you change a config file, often you must execute a command to put the new config data into play. This needs to be explained.

Finally, as we all know, this operating system has more documentation than any other to date (afaik). Lots of doc does not mean that a newbie can understand it.

my 2 cents.

On Sunday 01 June 2003 03:24 pm, Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:

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Any help would be greatly appreaciated.

Theo

Thanks for responding. I try hard on my online tutorial (link below) to explain the material in the simplest term. However, I sometime catch myself assuming too much previous knowledge. That also applies to a lot of other doc. So, as you say, "Lots of doc does not mean that a newbie can understand it." The issue with the configuration files is something I had not thought of. I had thought of discussioon the various services and programs and how to configure them, but I did not think about the fact that you have to tell them to re-read their configuration. Regards, jimmo -- --------------------------------------- "Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are." -- John Wooden --------------------------------------- Be sure to visit the Linux Tutorial: http://www.linux-tutorial.info --------------------------------------- NOTE: All messages sent to me in response to my posts to newsgroups, mailing lists or forums are subject to reposting.