>>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 11:06 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let me add the difficulty of learning to google for problem > identification and solution, rather than using IBM manuals (item one)
Personally, I see this as a plus. As fast as Linux matures, can you imagine how soon a manual would be out of date after it got published? (See the Redbooks for a real example.) Conversely, can you imagine how long it would take to get new functionality if we had to wait for the manuals to be updated before the software was released? No thanks. Plus, given that about 90% of the problems anyone ever runs into are not mainframe-specific, having an absolutely enormous testing community out there finding problems/solutions out there before you do is really great. > and (item two) figuring out how to set up a gui interface. Most Linux > classes teach gui sysadmin interfaces. The teacher looks at you funny > when you continue to ask about command line alternatives. :-) You need to hang out with more Slackers, then. We give odd looks to people that want to use GUIs. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
