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I believe that, you will not regret paying attention to this bug. :) I have edited the description of this bug to make it more detailed. :) ** Description changed: Context: Windows Users have a certain culture. The culture is mainstream and they are very used to it. They survive the Windows world because of having spent resources using this popular OS. The Linux Community has a culture too, and it is very different. The Linux Culture is the reason why Linux Users survive the Linux world. - Many Windows Users who try to use Linux are culture shocked. They are - not used to deal with the Linux crowd, are not used to using the OS, are - not used to searching the internet and using the forums as tools in - order for them to use the OS which is new to them. + + Problem: + Many Windows Users who try to use Linux are culture shocked. They are not used to deal with the Linux crowd, are not used to using the OS, are not used to searching the internet and using the forums as tools in order for them to use the OS which is new to them. + + Dealing with the Linux community is not much of a problem. A small + percent are composed of Elitists but majority are very very very helpful + . The problem could be with the cultural difference of Linux Experts and + New Users. As a New User, I have experienced communication problems. + Those problems are not due to the language but are due to the big gap of + Linux Literacy which makes it hard for the experts to understand what + makes it hard for New Users. + + There is also a big difference with making the OS "work" between Linux and Windows. As a Windows User, all I had to do was ask more experienced Users to go and fix my computer. I also survived without searching the internet on how to use Windows. + The Linux Culture is not inferior. New Users are just having a hard time to adapt. Windows Power Users, after installing Linux, in many cases, are not conditioned to think like they are there to learn so much about computers again. As Windows Experts, many assume that they will not need to study the basics whenever they do not realize that Linux is not Windows. + Making Linux work is a different story. You will have to do things you never did when you were using Windows; you will have to know how to use forums well (which is a problem for many because few know how to state their problems well); you will have to know where to look for manuals; and most especially, you will have to know how to use manuals (many people know that those manuals exist but few realize that they should really spend time reading them if they want to learn). Need: The Linux Culture should be well-defined. Many new users are having a hard time to adapt. If they can easily detect what their problems are, they could learn more easily. Once there is a good definition of the culture, it should be very accessible to the new Linux User who just installed or is planning to install Linux. + Good manuals should also be accessible and abundant. After installing Ubuntu, it would be very easy to find the manual, but the accessible manual, in my opinion, is not comprehensive enough for the Average Windows User to be motivated to read. ** Description changed: Context: Windows Users have a certain culture. The culture is mainstream and they are very used to it. They survive the Windows world because of having spent resources using this popular OS. The Linux Community has a culture too, and it is very different. The Linux Culture is the reason why Linux Users survive the Linux world. Problem: Many Windows Users who try to use Linux are culture shocked. They are not used to deal with the Linux crowd, are not used to using the OS, are not used to searching the internet and using the forums as tools in order for them to use the OS which is new to them. Dealing with the Linux community is not much of a problem. A small percent are composed of Elitists but majority are very very very helpful . The problem could be with the cultural difference of Linux Experts and New Users. As a New User, I have experienced communication problems. Those problems are not due to the language but are due to the big gap of Linux Literacy which makes it hard for the experts to understand what makes it hard for New Users. There is also a big difference with making the OS "work" between Linux and Windows. As a Windows User, all I had to do was ask more experienced Users to go and fix my computer. I also survived without searching the internet on how to use Windows. The Linux Culture is not inferior. New Users are just having a hard time to adapt. Windows Power Users, after installing Linux, in many cases, are not conditioned to think like they are there to learn so much about computers again. As Windows Experts, many assume that they will not need to study the basics whenever they do not realize that Linux is not Windows. - Making Linux work is a different story. You will have to do things you never did when you were using Windows; you will have to know how to use forums well (which is a problem for many because few know how to state their problems well); you will have to know where to look for manuals; and most especially, you will have to know how to use manuals (many people know that those manuals exist but few realize that they should really spend time reading them if they want to learn). + Making Linux work is a different story. You will have to do things you never did when you were using Windows; you will have to use the internet well because it is seldom to know someone to ask for help from (in my case, I do not know any Linux user so the internet is my only resource for learning about Linux); you will have to know how to use forums well (which is a problem for many because few know how to state their problems well); you will have to know where to look for manuals; and most especially, you will have to know how to use manuals (many people know that those manuals exist but few realize that they should really spend time reading them if they want to learn). Need: The Linux Culture should be well-defined. Many new users are having a hard time to adapt. If they can easily detect what their problems are, they could learn more easily. Once there is a good definition of the culture, it should be very accessible to the new Linux User who just installed or is planning to install Linux. Good manuals should also be accessible and abundant. After installing Ubuntu, it would be very easy to find the manual, but the accessible manual, in my opinion, is not comprehensive enough for the Average Windows User to be motivated to read. -- Lack of "Linux Culture Guide" https://launchpad.net/bugs/83054 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
