+1 Dan
> On Jun 24, 2016, at 12:55 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Its mostly not true though. Ubuntu is super easy, try it, you'll like it. > -Curt > > From: archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "arche...@embarqmail.com" <arche...@embarqmail.com> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 2:13 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Mac OS 10.12 > > Thanks, Curly. That's the best and simplest explanation of why more people > don't use Linux that I've seen so far. > Gerry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Curley McLain wrote: >> The stumbling block for linux is that you either have to be all in, or >> you get frustrated. By all in, I mean you have to learn all the unix >> command line stuff, and a whole new language. Even though some, like >> ubuntu, for instance, claim that it is all GUI, you don't really even >> get started before you need to do something or find something and it all >> becomes a foreign language, bash this and tarballs that and whatnot, >> with no definitions or explanations, but you are expected to run the >> terminal and know the sytax. I get through some of it, but each time so >> far, ihave given up. The other problem is that if you have Dan or >> Kleb's MB software, you have to run M$ hit. Or the wife needs to use a >> website that only works on M$ IE. Or it is less frustrating to just use >> a Mac and spend your time being productive in place of spending your >> time working on the stupid computer. >> >> Every time I see bash in the instructions for trying to do something in >> linux, I figure they mean to get out the BFH and bash the stupid >> computer to bits. So far, I have refrained. >> >> There are linux for dummies books, but I have never bought one, i've not >> tried to see if the welfare bookstore has one. >> >> I have made 8 or 10 serious attempts to date, starting with Red hat 5, >> then mandrake, then ubuntu, but each has ended in frustration. I did >> get a fairly decent start with an ubunto desktop about a year ago. I >> was trying to get everyone to use one, but nobody wanted to use it. I >> used it some. >> >> My shop computer, when I get one set up, will be ubuntu, but I will >> still need a winders machine to run the borescope. >> >>> archer75--- via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
