If Windows were documented enough if would be easier.
Actually it's kind of an obfuscated OS: don't ask what is does, neither how, neither when. It simply does it (and sometimes doesn't).
With any UNIX/Linux OS you can always read how work the scripts, the config file they relie on, and for non opensource software you always can relie on good documentation.
Comercial OSes' documentation tends to be rather good* -- you also pay it --, in the case of Linux you have to contribute it yourself if you want it to get better.
I thank all those who contribute to document things.
(*: IMHO this is particularly true for hpux and all HP products, but not so true for SUN products unfortunately...)
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If Windows were documented enough if would be easier.
Actually it's kind of an obfuscated OS: don't ask what is does, neither how, neither when. It simply does it (and sometimes doesn't).
With any UNIX/Linux OS you can always read how work the scripts, the config file they relie on, and for non opensource software you always can relie on good documentation.
Comercial OSes' documentation tends to be rather good* -- you also pay it --, in the case of Linux you have to contribute it yourself if you want it to get better.
I thank all those who contribute to document things.
(*: IMHO this is particularly true for hpux and all HP products, but not so true for SUN products unfortunately...)