Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 16:46:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Sean Harding <sharding@ophelia.uoregon.edu> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Geez -- Linux, Linux everywhere... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980413163916.18097J-100000@ophelia.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <0a1d01bd6734$63d6e530$1d43a8c0@shanes.personalogic.com>
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On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, David Shanes wrote: > I just got a course catalog from "Learning Tree International" > (http://www.learningtree.com) and they now teach an "Introduction to Linux" > class. I'm convinced that Linux is the Windows95 of the Unix-like OS world. For the masses, but not all that great. I'll admit that I have a Linux machine, but it's the only Unixish OS that will run on that specific machine (a Powermac)... Most of the "Linux users" (maybe lusers) I know are surprisingly clueless. I was once of the belief that if someone is smart enough to shun Microsoft (all hail the King) and install Linux, they must be relatively clued--even if they don't agree with my OS choice. But I know a huge number of people who run Linux, and don't even *try* to learn about it. They alias 'ls' to 'dir,' run as root all the time and use the GUI admin tools for everything. I have no problem with customizing one's environment or using tools that help you get the job done faster, but I believe that it's important to understand how and why to do something the "real" way before falling back on things that try to make it just like Windows. A good GUI is great. A comfortable environment is wonderful. But, for goodness sake, try to actually *learn* the OS instead of making it look and act just like the one you left!!! Anyway, rant over before I get carried away <g> Let's just say that FreeBSD is for the discerning user who likes to learn and think ;-) Sean -- Sean Harding sharding@oregon.uoregon.edu|"Life is a sleazy stranger http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~sharding/ | & this is his favorite bar." NeXTMail OK! | --Ani DiFranco To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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