Installation Guide 0.4

[Rahul Sundaram]

--- Stuart Ellis <s.ellis at fastmail.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> Since I'll be way for a while, it'll be some time
> before I can work
> through the comments and update the text.  Thanks
> for (as always) a
> detailed set of feedback.

You are welcome. Try getting this doc updated and
reviewed by a good number of people during the test
cycle and well polished and ready for FC4.


> Definitely.  I've written the Introduction twice and
> still don't like it
> much - it lacks energy.  I came to the conclusion
> that much of the
> problem was focus - it has to clearly state what
> Fedora Core is and why
> the reader should  be interested enough to spend two
> hours installing
> and setting it up.


I found the gentoo guide pretty good reading and
focussed for the set of users it was aiming for. Take
a look


> 
> - The main audience for FC are people interested in
> IT.  They may be
> enthusiasts, students or professionals. 

Well many users consider it a redhat linux replacement
and they continue to use it that way.


> 
> - We can safely assume some knowledge of Windows,
> but this is tricky
> because Windows enables people to do some
> technically complex things
> without being aware of the underlying technology. 
> Linux tends to demand
> understanding before you can get things to work...



I doubt you can safely assume anything at all. I have
seen a good number of people coming in from
traditional unix systems with only heresay knowledge
about Windows



> - Computers, routers etc. are cheap enough that (in
> Europe anyway)
> anyone who wants a network will have one.  A lot of
> the queries on
> LinuxQuestions relate to networks, and in many cases
> home networks. 
> Interestingly this means that DHCP and network
> connectivity are nearly
> everywhere, stand-alone computers and static IPs are
> exceptional rather
> than the default.


As a frequent posted to Linuxquestions.org I have
found this to be true but please do add short notes
explaining what DHCP and stuff means wherever
applicable in the installation guide

> - The balance of the questions etc. that I've seen
> suggest that Linux is
> primarily being used as a server, development
> platform or as a hobby. 
> The primary desktop is probably still Windows,
> though this now seems to
> be shifting.

We have shifted recently several of our office
desktops from Windows to Fedora. I am using Fedora
rawhide as my primary desktop!


> 
> I've probably forgotten some.  It'll be very
> interesting to see from the
> list feedback what the main areas of interest
> actually are.


Now we are talking


=====
Regards
Rahul Sundaram


		
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