Randall Shimizu wrote:
There is probably 3 or 4 areas hurdles for Linux to become widely accepted
1.Help is still a issue and man pages are to hard to figure out for most people.
> Despite Microsoft's many faults they have developed a very good self
help with their
> Technet web site.
*Most* computer users don't use Help facilities, regardless of OS.
Especially Windows users. Those that do are motivated and competent
enough to figure out how to use any OS they're put in front of.
2.Linux training: Linux classes are still not as abundant as they should be.
The only
public classes are at UCSD continuing and some that included in some other web
server
classes.
*Most* computer users don't take classes on computer use. Those that do
are also motivated enough to learn any OS.
3.Another problem is that there is not enough well written text books available.
The Oreilly series is good, but they seem more geared to experienced Linux
users.
There are more than enough well written textbooks on most any subject.
Including Linux. That is not to say that the bulk of the content of all
bookstores doesn't constitute landfill. Anyone who seeks out textbooks
is at least motivated enough to learn about something, and are
presumedly literate enough to do so by reading.
But *most* computer users are not motivated to read even what little
documentation comes with their computer, let alone go to a bookstore
with the intent to actually pay for, and read more.
*Most* users can't even tell you what the message in the box they just
clicked "Okay" in said just before their computer crashed.
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And once again, could you *please* either format your replies such that
a normal person can figure out what you add and what you are quoting, or
try another mail program. Often I end up reading half of your post
before I realize that your dain-bramaged MUA has retardedly screwed up
the quoting. In fact, it's so bad, I generally don't even read most of
your posts.
Here's a smiley for you so you won't think I'm just being mean: :)
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Best Regards,
~DJA.
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