[ShadowAce]

[Utmost Certainty]

I do think a number of Linux distros are getting ‘too dumbed down’ to a point of becoming irritating to use. I find MacOS X preferable because it’s actually less idiot-proofed in many respects.

[PAR35]

Stereotypcial arrogant Linux jerk. Willing to spend more time showing what an ass he is than he is pointing someone to the answer.

[DrJeff]

1999: RTFM

2016: "That is frustrating, but luckily you're not alone in this. As luck would have it, this forum has the answer to this question and many others. Just head over to the search box..."

Anyone producing Linux participation trophies yet?

[killermosquito]

what are the best instructions for testing the hash? I’ve used a couple distros and never bothered to check.

[Moonman62]

Linux is either a good solution for you or it isn’t. For the vast majority of people it isn’t.

[zeugma]

I've introduced a few folks to Linux in the past. I don't do it any more, because I'm not patient enough with folks. Most people don't have any idea how to really use MS-Windows, and they've been using it for years. Asking them to do anything different is an exercise in frustration for both you and them.It has nothing whatsoever with how easy or hard Linux is, because they don't actually understand computers regardless of what it's running. Frankly, I think most folks are better off with tablets.

 

[Organic Panic]

A good design, regardless of what the final product is, will make the complex simple.

[AFreeBird]

One could say that about MAC OSX. But it’s a *nix. Its actually UNIX (I know you know that). Very user friendly. Very locked down.

But open a shell, issue a few commands, and you’re root. The whole system is your oyster. If that’s your gig. For those who don’t need to know, or want to know, it serves their purpose - quite well.

No reason why Linux can’t offer that same sort of friendly user experience, for the uninitiated.

[daniel1212]

I believe that the way we handle Linux questions on the forums and even how some distros present things is doing newbies a greater disservice

I remember asking a Mint forum how I could full R+R permissions by login in with real (as in Puppy) root access. That did not go over too well.

ow this type of forum dialog provides two points of value. First, it treats the new user with kindness. Second, it also pushes them outside of their comfort zone and encourages them to search for the answer.

At least it was an answer, while asking for a simple (as in AutoHotKey in Windows) proven way to remap (persistently) CapsLock to ctr+c and Esc to ctrl+v took a lot of asking different forums without success. I finally found a distro that enabled it thru the keyboard shortcuts.