"Jacques B." <jjrboucher@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> I still don't think that makes FC5 user-unfriendly. There are dozens of >> websites like >> http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_installation_notes.html that >> show people how to do things in a very simplified manner. >> -Zubin >> > Simple to someone who's familiar with Linux. But a MS Windows user is > used to having things auto install, or install with a simple click of > a mouse. Not following instructions to copy something to a particular > folder, or unzip and untar, then rpm -ihv ... Did you look at the > instructions to install Java? And if something doesn't work, then > what? I am not a newbie, but I still have a whole lot to learn. Many > people on this list are light years ahead of me. But despite that I > find it daunting at times. So simple is relative. Simple to a Linux > user who is used to the days of less user friendly environment. But > not simple to a user who grew up on Windows and if things don't work > with a double click of a mouse they are at a complete loss. > > FC5 has some user friendly aspects to it. But it's not Windows. And > if you have a user that needs that degree of user friendliness, then > best identify his needs and find a distro that has as much of what > he/she needs already included. Otherwise it's a recipe for failure > and bound to cast Linux back in the dark ages in the eyes of that > user. > > Jacques B. > You make a very clear point. In addition, some function doesn't work reliably in FC5 yet or haven't been tested thoroughly. FC5 to SuSe is like Rawhide to FC5. -- Leon
