Subj : Win4lin To : Time Warrior From : Sam Alexander Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 10:46 am Re: Win4lin By: Time Warrior to Sam Alexander on Tue Sep 27 2005 10:11 pm > ------ > > I've already got Linspire installed. Look, everyone learns in different ways > I refuse to allow my learning proccess to screw up and otherwise destablize > my stable BBS or local area network because I don't as of yet know certian > things. If it takes you 24 hours to learn all that needs to be known then I > applaud you. However, I would appreciate it if you or anyone else would not > presure people into "your way" of learning. I've noticed alot of Linux Peopl > and Programmers insist how easy it is and such and yes, for you and many > others all of this stuff comes as easy as DOS did to people like me in the > pre-Wincrap days. > > However, not everyone is you, not everyone learns the same way you do, > different people learn in different ways. So i'd appreciate it if my way of > learning was respected and when I ask questions, if people know the answers, > that they be answered. Not patronized with "oh well you don't need to do tha > you can just..." ... I appreciate your input, i respect your opinion and I a > happy that Linux and / or Programming come easy for you. > > However for others -- learning requires a bit of a different stratagy and > syntax to do so than it does for you. I am not being defensive nor do I > intend to be hostile or insulting. It's just one of my pet peeves and I > figured i'd politely and respectfully explain it -- and in the same light, I > hope you can respect the way that is easiest for me to learn and help make m > learning experience go smoothly as I venture into the wonderful world of > Microshit-FREE and bloatware-eliminated, 100% open source, Linux. > > Thanks in advance for your understanding, tollerance and patience. It is > appreciated. Hi... First let me apologize... I didn't mean for my post to sound crude or disrespectful. If you have a stable Windows box running and your stuff is crankin' along nicely, you're correct, that's the solution for you. Linux does take time to learn and it's way of doing even basic things like mounted drives and devices is completely different from Windows, which means it's not only learning how to use Linux but also learning how linux itself works. You're 100% right, Linux isn't for everyone. I guess I find myself pushing it because I have used Windows (and MS-DOS before that), Linux, and OSX concurrently for a good number of years, so I see the pros and cons of all these operating systems. For me I see so many advantages to a Unix-style OS over Windows because of this, but again, that's me. Everyone has their own experiences and views. A personal analogy to this is I have a '55 Chevy I'm trying to restore. I know next to nothing about cars, so even simple tasks like changing out the brake pads and wheel cylinders is a show stopper for me even though everyone tells me it's simple. For me, who's never done this before, it's very intemediating, but for a pro it's cake. Linux is the same way... most of what I do on Linux is second nature, but for someone who's never used it before it's VERY intemidating and even simple tasks like setting-up networking or mounting a CDROM or Floppy drive are hard. So I totally see it from your prespective, and my apologies for the way my post came across. Rob and Deuce have written an awesome distro of Sync for Linux, and I just hate seeing a handfull of Linux boards listed on the Sync BBS list. I can't help but advocate it when I can, but I'll be more mindful next time I want to throw this out there :) Take care -- Sam --- "Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not understanding, Understanding is not wisdom." -- Cliff Stoll --- þ Synchronet þ Life is Bunk BBS (Linux) in Waco, Tx -- lifeisbunk.homelinux.com .