Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 28th May 2009 19:17 UTC
Ask OSNews is apparently quite popular among you guys; the questions just keep on coming in. Since David took on the first two, we decided to let me handle this one - it's an area I've personally covered before on OSNews: file system layouts. One of our readers, a Linux veteran, studied the GoboLinux effort to introduce a new filesystem layout, and wondered: "Why not adopt the more sensible file system from GoboLinux as the new LSB standard?"
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Your comment only further reinforces my point. You state that the windows users you know are idiots that never do anything outside of basic tasks. What you overlooked was the fact that they are not Linux users, you are.
Most the people who install and evaluate Linux but decide to keep booting Windows are far more like you and me then the people that view us as guru's.
I think there is a large number of hobbyists out there who more accurately fit the profile of a potential Linux user than the windows users you described.
I have met /thousands/ of semi technical users IRL who are not just clueless morons who have installed/used/evaluated Linux at some point but decided to keep booting windows for varying reasons.
Maybe your experiences are different, but the majority of the people I know who regularly use a computer are also able to point and click through a windows software install.
If you are designing a Linux distro with idiots in mind that cant click next > next > finish in a windows software install and ignoring hobbyists you are doing it wrong. It is that simple. For the love of god, can we drop the idea that Linux users don't need to explore outside of /home?
For home computing, user = administrator. Your "admin" installs applications on your home desktop for you like your dentist brushes your teeth for you every morning.