I know this is a bit late but I wanted to add my 2cents below.
Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Roche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:
Monday, December 30, 2002 6:58 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
(clug-talk) should non-techies avoid Linux?
After an unsuccessful
weekend struggle to get Red Hat 8 working properly, I'd like to hear the views
of this technically adept group on whether non-technical people
should
attempt Linux at all?
<frank> Typically I'd say "yes"
but it depends on your needs. If you want a working desktop asap and are
new to the system or OS then I'd say "no". It doesn't matter what system
or OS .... if you don't know it, you don't know it. You'll spend time
learning how to do everything again, if this is acceptable to your time line,
then go for it.. This is a great way to learn Linux and the way I
assume most people do it. You become technically adapt by learning the
technology and understanding how it interacts with other technologies. The
more you learn of one the more you'll see of the
others.</frank>
Should someone who doesn't have the
technical aptitude to do his own troubleshooting avoid Linux until it becomes
less problem-prone (e.g., Jesse's recently posted
headache with Mandrake
9.0?
<frank> Simple answer ... "yes".
!simple answer ... "no", If your willing to take the plunge to Linux you
have to realize you will need to A) learn. B) Accept learning new(old) things
and not give up when you don't get it right the first time. IMHO this
applies to anything new. If you never used windows NT or Dos 6.22 or windows
3.11 ... would you be able to sit and work after an install ... most likely
not. <frank>
If your answer is "go for it
anyway," which distro would you recommend?
<frank> <shrug> I only use
Linux for servers </frank>
And do you have a phone
number I can call when I run into trouble?
<Frank> Good luck. for
support I go to google first. PLEASE REMEMBER. I am in no
way a "Linux guru" so don't take what I say to close to heart though. Just
my thoughts on the subject.</frank>
Pat
Roche
