Incoming from Rob Stallard:
> Evan Brown wrote:
> >
> >I know this is a question most foul, asking about C# in this list but
> >I need some help and google isn?t
>
> I think the best way to help linux grow is to get many more non
> technical people using it. The biggest fear, i think, that windows users
> have of linux is that they'll never be able to do the stuff they do in
There's as many attitudes as there are users. Many new users haven't
the slightest bit of interest in how Linux does things. They just
want to know how to make their new Linux box do the things their
Windows box does. They're also used to expecting to get their way for
nothing, having paid for their stuff in the past. This leads to many
strange encounters between the two:
- "Where's a good virus scanner for Linux?" "You don't need one."
- "How do you make an icon that turns on ppp?" "Open an xterm and
type "pon.""
- "How do I do blah?" "Read the blah HOWTO."
It takes two to learn, and with unreasonable expectations on both
sides, it can often lead to frustrating exchanges for both.
I try to just be polite, don't talk down to someone until you see
their eyes roll up in their heads, and gently question whether they
really want to do that when they ask for something I know to be silly
(or dangerous). Given time, we can usually meet somewhere in the
middle. If not, quietly go your separate ways.
--
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
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