on Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 01:56:22PM +1100, John Griffiths ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > >I strongly suspect that at least some of the confusion is the result > >of the environment. Legacy MS Windows *doesn't* let you know what's > >going on, it *does* change arbitrarially between versions, and often > >a given system will change its behavior unexpectedly, for unknown > >reasons. But there is also a large class of people for whom the > >computer is something to be feared. > > > >I suspect that the logical consistancy of GNU/Linux _may_ help it > >somewhat. Though there are more visible parts, they fit together > >more logically, and don't (generally) contradict one another.
> As a formerly somewhat clueful windows user the move to linux > initially helped me in providing windows support, learning how > computers actually work (instead of windows broken abstraction) made > diagnoses considerably easier. > > over the last year or so the lack of home windows use has atrophied > those skills somewhat, epecially with XP stuff. Heh. I'm still embarassed by my ability to troubleshoot legacy MS Windows issues based on my GNU/Linux understanding of what's going on. Useful? Perhaps. But not the sort of thing you actually want to *advertise*. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Geek for hire: http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
