On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:12:58 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> On 10/8/2011 18:00, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Well, Andy wants to compare modern Linux distributions with a 10-year
>> old version of Windows.<shrug>
> 
> Sure. I was just offering a counterpoint. Windows and Linux both come on
> one DVD. (I don't know if both 32 and 64 Windows come on the same DVD.
> I've just seen directory listings.) Linux without apps fits on a CD.
> Windows without apps doesn't.

True.

>> Yes, I certainly do.  Software documentation of most kinds absolutely
>> sucks rocks these days.  It tends to focus on what the software does
>> rather than how to do it or why you'd want to use it the way they
>> designed it.
> 
> Or even in enough completeness you could use it. I remember learning APL
> from the APL interpreter manual that came with the computer. How cool is
> that? I learned UNIX by sitting down and reading thru the tome of man
> pages.

Yep, absolutely. :)

Jim

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