Bob George wrote: > You need to consider the several THOUSAND pages of documentation typically > included on CD though, Day. Yeah, I well remember having bookshelves full of > unused, duplicate copies of documentation for DOS software, 1/3 of which > seemed to be licensing info and "Quick Start: insert diskette in A: type > stuff." I don't think it's a shortcoming that Linux doesn't ship in a 40lb > box full of quickly outdated printed documentation. Current versions > as-shipped are on CD, and the latest available right off the web. And if you > want telephonic support, you can buy a distribution with that included for > less than you probably paid for DOS not too many years ago. That sums it up really well Bob. 'several THOUSAND' pages. Which given the greater power of Linux is to be expected. And likewise, since there aint no free lunch, all that much more for Newbies to look thru.
I find it ironic that I learn more useful stuff here from you and the others on Linux than I do anywhere else. But you either miss, or misunderstand my position. I do indeed hope for the success of Linux. It will be a vast improvement over windoz for the vast majority of users who only know the GUI interface. My suggestion is for the distro people to get a handle on what these folks will actually need to know without bogging them down in reams of trivia clipped and pasted out of geek docs. As you recall, it took quite a while for dos docs to figure this out, and it will take even longer for Linux, cause the os is so much more powerful and thus, complex. I've made, and used Rescue disks. They are great, as far as they go, but they didnt give me a clue as to how to use one to repair the damage so as to get back to the original boot. That would seem to be an intuitive option, and placed where I would run into it, but I didnt. Then too, there is the variety of the distros. Some love one and trash another. After looking at lotsa posts on this commonly contentious issue, I decided to simply try them for myself. So far, I can see where hardware plays a large part, some distros dont do well with some sets. This means that trying to compare Linux with dos should be first clarified as to which distro on which hardware. And- this adds considerably to the complexity of the issue, and to the confusion for Newbies. To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
