[cuban leaf]

Most linux distros are easier to install than Windows.

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(average user sez):
What’s a distro? Why do I need to know what a distro is? Why do I care how hard it is to install since I’ve never had to install one on my windows machine? Does it come in different colors?

[ShadowAce]

You can say the same thing about any Windows application. Stick a DVD in the drive (or use a USB drive) and install it. One reboot later, and your in Linux.

I do understand what you are saying, though. Linux was never meant for someone who knows *nothing* about computers, though it can be used by such.

DOS (and Windows later) was originally intended for end users, and not techies. That was IBM's market. Linux was targeted at techies, and was Linus' school project in a tech class at University. Big differences in origin, thus big differences in design and use concepts.

That being said, though, Linux today is just as easy (if not easier) to use as Windows. It *is* different, though. The same tasks will use different steps than Windows uses.