This may have been true a few years ago, but now there are
quite a few friendly resources available. I have learned
everything about Linux from: 1) books; and 2) distibution
mailing lists such as this one. I used SuSE before
Mandrake, and SuSE has a user-friendly mailing list as
well. Can you say "FUD"?
Phil
On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Adriaan Barel wrote:
>Quote from a PC magazine:-
>
>"Let's face it: getting support for Windows is much easier
>than getting support for Linux. That's because there are a
>few things militating against the development of a useful
>Linux support network. The first is that Linux is a
>derivative of Unix, a true programmer's paradise. Unix has
>long been the domain which you enter by walking beneath
>banners that say 'Normal humans need not apply' and
>'User-friendliness is for wimps'. A lot of this attitude
>has rolled over into the Linux community. It expresses
>itself in newsgroups where flaming is a matter of course,
>anyone who can't phrase a question in hexadecimal is torn
>to bits, and medals are awarded for answers couched in the
>most cryptic terms possible."
>
>
>Adriaan Barel
>
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>
--
Evil is that which one believes of others. It is a sin to
believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.
-- H.L. Mencken
