[Hydroshock]

Not if you use linux!!!!!!

[Jake The Goose]

Ahh - the voice of a true techo.

You are correct - you are also many many miles ahead of 98% of all computer users.

I bow to your superior knowledge.

[ricer1]

I installed Linux (FC5) about a month ago... (previously used FC3 and before that FC1). It's been a sweet experience. I only use $windles when at work where it's the default (sub)standard.

[Tree of Liberty]

Linux still has a LOT of GUI-fication to do to be anywhere close to user-friendly. I installed Ubuntu on a spare system the other day (a simple enough process), but I'm trying to get Squid to run as a transparent proxy for my home network, and I feel like dropping the box from the Sears Tower.

IMO, first, there needs to be a simple install prodedure for everything (Synaptic is a nice front end for apt-get, but there was no immediate clue as to what it did), and second, there needs to be a simple "click here, here, and here to set up the program to do x", like in the MS world.

Telling someone to compile the source, then edit some conf file isn't going to cut it.

[marajade]

No one wants linux. Who wants to use programming language when all you have to do with Windows is click on an icon.