On Thursday 25 Mar 2010 9:42:47 am Mukund Deshmukh wrote: > > I think Kartik and jtd need to read what the person is asking for and > > then reply.He has no where mentioned that he wants to install linux just > > wants to learn it. > > > > > > Like learning driving in class room ;-)) >
when I wanted to learn driving, my father gave me a roll of binding wire, insulation tape, and a toolkit and told me to first learn how to take the car apart and put it together before I could learn to drive. After that how to check battery, water, petrol, tyres before inserting the crank handle and doing a cold start. That was necessary in those days - nowadays very few learners even know where the engine is or how to open the hood. my wife and kids and a lot of my friends happily learn and use linux - none of them know how to install it - or care about installation. Some one does it for them. It is like starting a car nowadays - they have a thing called a self- starter which starts it automagically. I am told even some two wheelers have this feature. There are also rumours that some machines come with linux pre- installed - my daughter has been using her webbook without installing a thing. you guys all seem to be living in the previous century. I have a 70 year old guy who was given his daughter's old laptop as a present. I put puppy on it and he is happily using it. He does not want to learn linux - he wants to write his memoirs, surf and do email. He is doing it - took about a week to get up to speed. (his father made him learn to repair his cycle before allowing him to ride it to school) -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Associate NRC-FOSS http://certificate.nrcfoss.au-kbc.org.in -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
