Linked by Preston Liam Whels on Wed 16th Apr 2003 18:07 UTC
Put yourself in his/her shoes. You're a budding young technical writer and the one word you hear popping up in almost every tech-related conversation is, you guessed it, Linux. Now look in the mirror and try to tell yourself you're more than a writer. After all, you write about technology because it not only interests you, but you're accurate and fair enough to tell it like it is. Maybe not.
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I think the author perhaps makes some valid points, but I think his description and analysis excludes Linux users and potential users like me who come to Linux not because they want it to be like Windows but because they want a choice and do not support the direction in which Microsoft is heading.
), there ought to be (and increasingly are) distributions geared toward desktop users and needs and distributions that, while not necessarily like Windows, are somewhat intuitive when it comes to set up and configuration.
I am not a technical guru and not likely to be, but I believe this is and ought to be a place for people like me in the Linux world. While not all distributions need be "dumbed down" for people switching from Windows (which is itself insulting, as if Windows users have lower IQs - actually, it's just that we inhaled too many paint fumes
I recently switched to Vector Linux SOHO 3.2 not because it is the "easiest" to set up but because it is somewhat intuitive and the users and developers are friendly, supportive, and extremely helpful.
The one thing I have noticed about Linux is that it is - or should be - big enough to accomodate and embrace users of different needs and skill levels. I'm not as sure about some of the users themselves.