RE: Three questions
if linux had more documentation that would take more of the fun outta it!@
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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
>
>
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