David Boles wrote:
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Karl Larsen wrote:
David Boles wrote:
It's all part of the dumbing down that Linux is going through.
The Infinite monkey theorem. ;-)
I disagree. If you drive the documentation train Fedora will go down
in flames. What you use as an example of poor instruction is the best I
have seen in a long time. He tells you what it is. He tells you how to
get it. He tells you where it is on your computer. Then he goes to the
next subject on the same page which is Java.
You power users are a small group. You just want the basics man!
There are a lot more people who are new users who will like the way
Finley did it. He went to Umbuto because you guys drove him there. But
if you have your way there will be no more new users.
I would not consider myself to be a power user but thanks for the
completment. I learned Linux the hard way. Myself with no schooling. I
bought and read books about it *before* i ever installed it the first
time. In other words? I knew a little about it before I started.
And yes the Docs can be a little sparse but it is assumed that you
already know something about what you are doing. Or you *should* know
something.
Would you prefer instructions like this?
How to fuel your car.
1) Drive to the fueling station
2) Pull up to the fuel pump.
3) Place the transmission in Park
4) Turn off the engine.
5) Remove the key
6) Unbuckle your seatbelt
7) ...
Shall I go on? Or.
1) Drive to the fueling station
2) Fuel your car
3) Pay for the fuel
4) Leave
You already know the other parts. ;-)
It, Linux, is not always easy. But I think that sometimes users actually
make it harder for themselves.
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David
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It is somewhat more difficult if the subject is unknown and steps to
get it are unknown and you do not know what it does. This is typical of
Fedora when you first see it.
Karl
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