On 8 December 2011 15:10, LinuxIsOne <linuxis...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Don't take our word for it, go look for yourself. > >> I could give you examples of how that forum works, I could give you >> links that show what we are saying, but NOTHING can prepare you for >> what you really find on the Ubuntu user forums. > > Okay but at least Ubuntu is good for new users and Windows convert and > for those doesn't it give a learning curve in Linux?
That's debatable; it generally means that the amount of time that passes before they realise that Linux is not Windows is increased. It definitely gets them booted into a desktop environment quicker, but it doesn't really save on the learning curve - something will go awry sooner or later, and the fact that they've had the command-line hidden from them until that first fateful trip to the forums won't feel like such a benefit then.
