Norman de Groot [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> I'm considering getting started with Linux. I wonder if the active suse
> list with so many user problems is the result of the suse distribution or
> is the difficulty with Linux itself?
Tap into MS' phone support lines (no, don't really) and see how much traffic
they have each day. At least w/Linux you'll get some real help instead of the
'reboot/reinstall' mantra.
A lot of the activity on a list like this comes from experienced users helping
newbies get over the first few humps of the learning curve of switching to a
new OS/way of doing things. They are usually more 'how do i' questions than
bug reports.
> I understand that either way I'll
> have to put in a significant amount of study and work to try something
> other than the DOS/Windows I'm used to.
One of the things I love the most about Linux is that when I do research on an
issue I'm having I actually LEARN things. I learn what is happening and why
and how to fix it, or at least get very close to each. Each problem I have to
deal with or new thing I try makes me better equipped next time I have an
issue or someone on a list asks a question. With MS it was always a guessing
game in the end, and helping my friends with their Win machines just meant I
played the guessing game for them cause I was better at it.
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