You are assuming that all users are experienced. Native OS help is used less today because of the web. But help is still useful especially for beginner or for commands that not used as much.
There is a drop off in classes, but they still prove useful So training classes will attract more users The MCSE program proves this. There a lot of Linux books out there, but there is not enough training books available. ----- Original Message ---- From: DJA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Main Discussion List for KPLUG <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 1:18:11 AM Subject: Re: It's a good day to be a Linux professional Randall Shimizu wrote: > There is probably 3 or 4 areas hurdles for Linux to become widely accepted > > 1.Help is still a issue and man pages are to hard to figure out for most people. > Despite Microsoft's many faults they have developed a very good self help with their > Technet web site. *Most* computer users don't use Help facilities, regardless of OS. Especially Windows users. Those that do are motivated and competent enough to figure out how to use any OS they're put in front of. > 2.Linux training: Linux classes are still not as abundant as they should be. The only > public classes are at UCSD continuing and some that included in some other web server > classes. *Most* computer users don't take classes on computer use. Those that do are also motivated enough to learn any OS. > 3.Another problem is that there is not enough well written text books available. > The Oreilly series is good, but they seem more geared to experienced Linux users. There are more than enough well written textbooks on most any subject. Including Linux. That is not to say that the bulk of the content of all bookstores doesn't constitute landfill. Anyone who seeks out textbooks is at least motivated enough to learn about something, and are presumedly literate enough to do so by reading. But *most* computer users are not motivated to read even what little documentation comes with their computer, let alone go to a bookstore with the intent to actually pay for, and read more. *Most* users can't even tell you what the message in the box they just clicked "Okay" in said just before their computer crashed. ------ And once again, could you *please* either format your replies such that a normal person can figure out what you add and what you are quoting, or try another mail program. Often I end up reading half of your post before I realize that your dain-bramaged MUA has retardedly screwed up the quoting. In fact, it's so bad, I generally don't even read most of your posts. Here's a smiley for you so you won't think I'm just being mean: :) -- Best Regards, ~DJA. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
