Ha folks,
In line with my policy to put something back ...................
Here are some additional descriptions that can help us all here:
Newby-Newby:
Someone stuck it to them. "Just plug it in and switch it on"........
Remember the Applecore ads?? Even *I* nearly rushed out and bought one after
years of fighting Wdoze. Just be sympathetic and send them away. They SHOULD
still be using Windoze. Linux is definitely not ready for cold
starts.
User-Newby
Characterised by their total lack of interest in playing under the hood.
Usually frustrated Wdozers just looking for a way to run a small business or
write a Great Novel, or just look for help and inspiration on the 3Ws.
They just want a working Office Suite and a Browser. THAT's ALL.
Nerd-(Specific = Linux/M72) Newby
IF, if they owned a car, they would change their own oil - refine it too,
if they could. They are characterised by a complete inability to use more than
3 fingers to type and no way would they stoop to Typequik(r) to quadruple
their output.
Would never buy a car with an autoshift. Even if they ever did buy one.
"Who needs 'em? Pizza is delivered."
Will go to any extreme to use the Big C ( no, not that - the command
line!)Would rather use Morse Code, than CB.
Actually are VITAL to the rest of us EVER escaping 'Doze. IF we can only
figure out what they are saying.
Masochist-Newby
They are the ones who deliberately tackle projects like LINUX. For fun!
They are truly born to the other universe of Codecutters. Almost
impossible to communicate with. Better left alone in a dark place and fed lots
of Pizzas and Strange Drinks. Just tell them things like " Well,
this cannot be done anyway, no way" and go away. Eventually they will
hand you a workable program, which has to be filtered thru numerous
Nerd-[specific] Newbies and one day will have INSTRUCTIONS on how to use
it................. Ha! In your Dreams!
Folks,
95% of Newbies to Linux are not Nerds of any type. They are the
future of Linux: ORDINARY USERS. We need millions of us to make it all work.
So my humble submission:
HOW ABOUT: USER-Newbies putting that in the Subject Line, e.g.
USER: emulator advice req.
THEN responders will know they have to talk simple English - and NEVER
mention the Big C except as a last resort.
AND Users won't go nutz trying to translate esoteric things of no
interest at all - like compiling kernels.
Happy New Year!
John
