Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:23:44 -0800 From: Slim <jallen@aviating.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: leegold <no_spam@worldpost.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: arrgh squared Message-ID: <3C671D20.4284D5D1@aviating.org> References: <000501c1b28b$fb806ae0$50cd7ad1@ljgms2k> <20020211010055.GB6999@hades.hell.gr>
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Well, if it was easy, everybody would be doing it. Anything as complex and powerful and fast as the modern PC is going to be complicated, if for no other reason than it does so many things. Few of the things are really complicated by themselves, it's just there are so many possibilities, combinations and permutations. I have long thought that Windows does a disservice by making so many of these essential operations transparent to the user. OTOH, that has made it useable by a tremendous number of folks who would never go through the learning curve to master all that is necessary to really understand the things that are going on. I don't mean to touch off a round of Windows bashing, or "my OS can beat up your OS" stuff. Maybe like piano playing, or learning French, you just have to start off slowly and master the basics before diving into the really tricky stuff. That's what I seem to be going through now, too. Even the relatively simple stuff seems difficult and uncomfortable, but less so as I spend time and read the materials available, and there really is a staggering amount of it, and mostly free. Slim Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > On 2002-02-10 18:37, leegold wrote: > > I find FreeBsd too complicated. I've bought all the books been at it for > > two years, and I still don't feel I have a grasp on simple things, like > > installing new programs, and ungrading. > > Despite all the effort being put into making FreeBSD an easy OS, > I have to agree with you. FreeBSD or any Unix-like operating system is not > for the faint in heart. What you have been trying to do is install the > operating system all by yourself. Doing this however, puts you in the role > of an "administrator" and that's usually where things start going `bad'. > >> SNIP << To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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