I strongly agree with Dave and Dotan. The regular user is looking for simplicity and less typing. This will convince him that it's impossible to use Linux from a user's point of view.
Adir On 2/7/09, Dave Roi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I strongly agree with Dotan here, > Every single task a Linux user (user, not administrator) or even a > programmer will ever want to do, he can do it using GUI alone. > I believe that the perception that every Linux user needs to know how to > use the command line if he wants to use Linux is an archaic perception that > doesn't fit in with todays modern world and the modern Linux distributions > available today. > > We try to show them how modern Linux is and how pretty Compiz Fusion is, > and how KDE 4 is much prettier than windows > 7<http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/software/soa/Is-it-Windows-7-or-KDE-4-/0,139023769,339294810,00.htm>, > but then we open a big ugly black screen that looks like DOS and start > showing them all the l33t tricks we picked up in all the years we've been > using Linux. > I know using the command line is faster and easier and more powerful and > everything, I use it myself all the time, but for the windows user's point > of view, this is a total contradiction to the user friendliness we try so > hard to preach. > I know it's hard, but it's something I believe we must do if we ever want > the simple windows user to start using Linux. > I mean, look at the Technion. These are computer science majors we are > talking about, and we can't even convince them to use it! how will we ever > be able to convince the regular folks? > > So please, pretty please, with a cherry on top, stick to GUI apps when you > teach a windows user how to use Linux. > > Dave. > > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 21:39, Dotan Cohen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 2009/2/6 Yossi Gil <[email protected]>: >> > Folks, I realize the document I made was not sent, since this list does >> not >> > take attachments. Here it goes. >> > >> >> This document will only scare people away from Linux. Do not include >> the command line tips. It makes it appear that you have to know these >> commands in order to use Linux. >> >> -- >> Dotan Cohen >> >> http://what-is-what.com >> http://gibberish.co.il >> >> א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת >> ا-ب-ت-ث-ج-ح-خ-د-ذ-ر-ز-س-ش-ص-ض-ط-ظ-ع-غ-ف-ق-ك-ل-م-ن-ه-و-ي >> А-Б-В-Г-Д-Е-Ё-Ж-З-И-Й-К-Л-М-Н-О-П-Р-С-Т-У-Ф-Х-Ц-Ч-Ш-Щ-Ъ-Ы-Ь-Э-Ю-Я >> а-б-в-г-д-е-ё-ж-з-и-й-к-л-м-н-о-п-р-с-т-у-ф-х-ц-ч-ш-щ-ъ-ы-ь-э-ю-я >> ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü >> _______________________________________________ >> Haifux mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Haifux mailing list > [email protected] > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux > >
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