[Will_Zurmacht]

thats the way to recruit folks to the linux community!...cripes! why don't you just go kick his dog while you're at it?

[Jhoffa_]

Agreed.

The biggest problem with Linux is the people who promote it..

They consistantly either:

1) Confuse the prospective user with "over their head" fight's about which distribution is "best"

2) They belittle new users and make them feel stupid. 9Not the way to make a sale)

3) They make it needlessly complicated, big words.. confusing, propritary terms, nonsensical little nuances that are blown way out of proportion.

It's really very easy to install Linux, and even a hardware hurdle is a pretty small thing to overcome if it's explained in detail. But I bet allot of people give up before they ever find this out because of the "help" they receive from other Linux users.

They throw their hands in the air, say: "Too much for me!" and that's it..

[SpaceBar]

thats the way to recruit folks to the linux community!...cripes! why don't you just go kick his dog while you're at it?

Perhaps you are right. I was a bit harsh on DeFault User. My apologies to him/her.

My main beef however is that having been down the linux road and earned my bars, I feel that anyone seriously considering using it should take the time to research it thoroughly before buying a shrink-wrapped Mandrake package at Best-Buy. It is a defacto clone of ATT Unix for all intents and purposes, and that OS was never intended for a mainstream audience. It was written by scientists for scientists, and it will always have that aspect as its heritage. All the hype about it "replacing" Windows is a red herring. Linux was made by geeks for geeks. And that is the way it should remain.