[techtalk] Re: techtalk-digest V1 #17

[Nadine]

> A lot of new concepts are thrown in the face of the new Linux user without
> any introduction and the user has no idea what to do.  What we need to realize
> is that anybody who installs an OS on a machine automatically becomes a 
> system administrator and without the proper background things are destined
> for catastrophe.
Wait up, wait up...
You know what? Not everyone in Windowsland was a complete IT moron!
The only previous contact I'd had with UNIX was FTPing - and I made
through without a hitch. Anyone who's about to make a jump into the
unknown will read everyone manual and introductory text they can find -
and that introductin to bash on LDP + Red Hat Installation guide was
enough to get me going.

I didn't mess up my Linux installation for another 8 months! :-)

> "Recompile the kernel?  I don't want popcorn right now!"  
> "The scheduler?  My calendar thingy on my Palm Pilot is good enough for me!"
> "Cron?  Oh, you mean Tron, the guy that lived inside the computer!"  
> "Why do I need a driver?  I can drive, as long as it's an automatic."
I mean really!

What's really missing is intermediate stuff - seems that guides out there
are either holding your hand or dumping you into the lions den with only
your broken nails and sensitive teeth to defend you...

Nadine
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