Clayton said the following on 11/23/2008 04:11 AM:
Well, he will have to learn new tricks :-)
He is :-) Actually he's very willing to learn the new tricks and is doing great... reading man pages, trying things.. calling me when he breaks things. So far on his second machine he's re-installed Linux about a dozen times in the past 2 weeks... mostly to learn how it works, but also to fix things he broke so badly he didn't know how to back out of it all. He's enjoying the transition... something new to learn.
That's good. Many people seem to approach Linus with antagonism and an unwillingness to learn or ask questions or 'try again' when things don't go right the first time. Breaking things is a great way to learn :-) Some people are unwilling, too 'risk averse', and considering the downside to the upside, this is a poor strategy. Give you friend my good wishes! -- "Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence." -- Napoleon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org