Re: Desktop productivity with Debian GNU/LINUX
on Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 01:56:22PM +1100, John Griffiths (john@capmon.com) wrote:
> >
> >I strongly suspect that at least some of the confusion is the result
> >of the environment. Legacy MS Windows *doesn't* let you know what's
> >going on, it *does* change arbitrarially between versions, and often
> >a given system will change its behavior unexpectedly, for unknown
> >reasons. But there is also a large class of people for whom the
> >computer is something to be feared.
> >
> >I suspect that the logical consistancy of GNU/Linux _may_ help it
> >somewhat. Though there are more visible parts, they fit together
> >more logically, and don't (generally) contradict one another.
> As a formerly somewhat clueful windows user the move to linux
> initially helped me in providing windows support, learning how
> computers actually work (instead of windows broken abstraction) made
> diagnoses considerably easier.
>
> over the last year or so the lack of home windows use has atrophied
> those skills somewhat, epecially with XP stuff.
Heh.
I'm still embarassed by my ability to troubleshoot legacy MS Windows
issues based on my GNU/Linux understanding of what's going on. Useful?
Perhaps. But not the sort of thing you actually want to *advertise*.
Peace.
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