Will you recommend fedora to a newcomer?
Leon
sdl.web at gmail.com
Sat Apr 15 19:22:16 UTC 2006
"Jacques B." <jjrboucher at gmail.com> writes:
>> I still don't think that makes FC5 user-unfriendly. There are dozens of
>> websites like
>> http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_installation_notes.html that
>> show people how to do things in a very simplified manner.
>> -Zubin
>>
> Simple to someone who's familiar with Linux. But a MS Windows user is
> used to having things auto install, or install with a simple click of
> a mouse. Not following instructions to copy something to a particular
> folder, or unzip and untar, then rpm -ihv ... Did you look at the
> instructions to install Java? And if something doesn't work, then
> what? I am not a newbie, but I still have a whole lot to learn. Many
> people on this list are light years ahead of me. But despite that I
> find it daunting at times. So simple is relative. Simple to a Linux
> user who is used to the days of less user friendly environment. But
> not simple to a user who grew up on Windows and if things don't work
> with a double click of a mouse they are at a complete loss.
>
> FC5 has some user friendly aspects to it. But it's not Windows. And
> if you have a user that needs that degree of user friendliness, then
> best identify his needs and find a distro that has as much of what
> he/she needs already included. Otherwise it's a recipe for failure
> and bound to cast Linux back in the dark ages in the eyes of that
> user.
>
> Jacques B.
>
You make a very clear point. In addition, some function doesn't work
reliably in FC5 yet or haven't been tested thoroughly. FC5 to SuSe is
like Rawhide to FC5.
--
Leon
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