I think I may disagree with some of this. We are getting a bit into philosophy, but Linux should not be intimidating to new users. I have found through installfests that over the years Linux is becoming much easier to install. There are many good things that Linux has to offer. Most of the distributions, SuSE included has made their installations much easier. When things don't work right, there is a tremendous network of people willing to help. Gary Kline wrote:
On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 02:12:34AM -0400, Mark Gray wrote:
Well, right now my Linux box is nothing but a paperweight; if I "break" something or not, playing with the kernel can only be a plus. There is almost nothing of value to lose ... yet. Eduardo Carriles
writes: Definitely -- I think every Linux user needs to get his fingers dirty with the source code their computer runs -- otherwise there is no point to using Linux that I can see (but then, as a programmer, I can not begin to understand why non-programmers (and even more puzzling, people who do not want to learn to program) waste their time and money on computers).
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Jerry Feldman