if linux had more documentation that would take more of the fun outta it!@
----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Linux System Administrator http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Andrew Hately wrote: > > > The poor quality of documentation, such as these "how tos" > > is one of the > > > reasons why I recommend when ever I am asked whether a site > > should move > > > to linux to recommend that they don't. > > > > Although I didn't agree with the tone of this message, I > > definitely think something > > needs to be done about Linux documentation, especially if it > > is expected that > > people switch to it from Windows/Mac (my personal opinion is > > that they *should* > > do that) where a lot of things are tucked away and done > > behind their backs. > > For me this is a dangerous road to go down. It may be that to "dumb down" > Linux enough that it can be used by a larger group of less computer literate > people might alienate the current users. I believe one flaw in the Microsoft > Windows approach is that the inherent complexity in configuration can be > hidden but never eliminated; the poor user is left wondering what the > computer might be doing and why. > In Linux this complexity is in your face; but in my opinion that's the > safest place for it to be. > > But I agree, Linux needs better documentation and some more tools to manage > the configuration in a canonical way; preferable across a network of similar > machines. > > Andrew > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
