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GA-Source editorial on Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the explaining-it-all dept.

mediageek writes "Targeted at non Linux users, James Hills has written an editorial which tries to explain open source, why there are different distros and general Linux pros & cons. " This is a good one to pass on to your bosses/parents/friends - heck, all of the unwashed. *grin*

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  1. Linux to hard to learn? by Beg4Mercy · · Score: 3

    I'm tired of hearing people complain that Linux is too difficult to learn! I mean, COME ON! I'm just 15 years old and a few months ago I downloaded and installed Debian and got it running, got X working, Netscape, Quake, learned Emacs, and the basics of copying files, editing .conf files, etc. Then I was told Debian is ADVANCED! Sure I had to re-compile the Kernel a dozen times to get sound and stuff working, but I sure learned alot more than I would in Windows!

    I can also remember reading another Linux article where the author said he started getting confused about having to create partitions and wondering, "Why do I have to do this?". These people with their pre-installed Windows don't realize if you ever get a new hard drive you (probably) have/want to partition it and then install Windows.