On Mon,27.Apr.09, 10:24:39, H.S. wrote:
 
> Sure there is, but one has to keep the audience in mind. A beginner or a
> person just starting to find introductory information regarding current
> linux distros and related applications and programs is best served by
> google (the search is very fast and reasonably efficient) as an initial
> step. If one did not have today's web search engines at his disposal, it
> would take much longer to start getting comfortable with an OS.

I agree search engines are a very good resource, but one has to be 
careful with the information as sometimes the solutions found are plain 
wrong. Of course, a reference manual can also contain mistakes (or is 
just outdated), but there usually is a way to contact the author to 
correct it. 

Regards,
Andrei
-- 
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)

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