On Sun, 5 Dec 2004, john gibbons wrote:
> I would like to raise the goal post for Linux software interface > developers from 'intuitional' to 'bloody obvious'. I am getting some > frustration off my chest after trying to download some Linux software > for the first time and get it up and running. According to the > directions it was easy. My question is : for whom? > > John. Some Gnu/Linux software really is that easy. That is the reason I have switched to .deb based systems (3 years ago) and to Ubuntu for desktops (3 months ago). NOTHING is easier than: apt-get install blah and yes, mostly it works exactly as advertised. I'm not up2date with RPM because i gave up on it when it really wasn't all that good. I've heard it's now much better. ...... and, btw John, I'm a user, not an expert. On the other hand, if you are a (soon to be ex) Windows user, try to remember the endless frustrations you probably have forgotten from back when you tried to get your head around learning Windows, and ALSO had to restart the entire system everytime you changed anything! I hardly use Windows at all, but on the odd occassion i have to do something with it, i cringe and praise the day I was introduced to the Gnu. That's not to say there is no room for improvement, because there always is. But you do need to be specific about what annoyed you in the first place. Incredibly, in the Gnu/Linux FOSS world, if you have a reasonable gripe, most often something happens to fix it. I have a serious gripe with Apple OSX and there is almost NO change it will ever get fixed. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
