Hello,
Many thanks. At least this got me started. I shall try and respond to
some of the individual suggestions without cluttering everyone's email
boxes. A general concern:
Increasingly, people like me who use computers as glorified typewriters
and now search engines and replacements for the postal service - are
going to convert to Linux and open source programmes. True, we could all
get books and read them but then that is time consuming (and in my case
just not possible - since I will have to wait till I next go to Delhi or
Dehradun).
When one searches the internet for information, there are solutions to
probably all the minor problems I have encountered. For a novice, the
'language' itself becomes a barrier. Most people who are posting notes
have been there and done that. They know the Linux language. In a few
months, hopefully, I will too but the in the transition, there is a need
to talk and interact with people who actually use this and mere access
to the internet does not help. I am sure there must be many like me
would have similar problems and are stuck and just don't to want to yell
for help in a public space.
While I sort this out with your assistance, I wonder if we can find a
way of helping others make this transition seamlessly in the future.
regards
madhavan
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