Hi Thomas,
I would like to add my encouragement to you (and any others who may feel
the same as Thomas).
I also dabbled with Linux in the early years (RedHat mainly in the
90's?), and while impressed with the open source, I found it
frustrating, and not very productive. However I have recently left my
teaching world behind and I am no longer obliged to run MS OS's. So I
have embraced the XUbuntu flavour Linux 100%, as it appeared to be
closest to the MS-XP I left behind. It was a crash course for the first
6 months, but as time went by the productivity boomed and the problems
were whittled away.
I do not write code for Linux and I am a small time command line hacker
(read: cut and paste) so I have low level expertise. Now though I
consider it equally as productive as my old XP experience, and I feel
quite comfortable.
If I can do it then so can nearly everyone, you too! Best wishes.
Cheers, RobXP to XUbuntu <http://www.laketyersbeach.net.au/XP2XU.html>
On 23/07/16 12:55, JWFJ wrote:
Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
Personal message
Good "morning" (1:30 am) from Japan
Please excuse this intrusion, but I wanted to send you a personal
message to thank you for your encouragement.
You, and one more person, were the only ones (in over 8 years) that
offered me some positive feedback = encouragement.
However, after trying (not "trying" - desperately struggling) to get
friendly with Linux for more than EIGHT years (probably thousands of
hours of effort), I have now given up.
When over 8 years of struggle still almost does not get me anywhere
past the basically automatic installation of the OS, when the concept
of "working in this environment" forever remains a utopia "over the
rainbow" ... then the whole idea of using Linux is unrealistic.
I envy the people who have no problems.
Me .. problems were practically the ONLY thing I ever experienced. I
presume, I am just not smart enough to use Linux.
And I am really sorry, that I could not turn your encouragement into a
success story, like me becoming a happy, skilled Linux user.
But, I wanted to express my gratitude for your advice.
Thank you!
Thomas
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