On 10/18/2012 14:56, Shay wrote:
> No, I was enticed by the steep learning curve of Linux. I was convinced that
> something earned must be better than something purchased.

I'm convinced that's true of a lot of people who learn really complex and 
baroque and pitfall-encrusted(*) programming languages first, and then are 
reluctant to learn others because they're worried it will take five years to 
get good enough to write a usable program in them.

> That being said, the Win7 "Windows Explorer" is more confusing that any
> standard, modern Linux application I can think of.

It grows on you, tho, once you figure out the conventions. In particular, 
the same conventions are used pretty much everywhere. There are a few 
annoying bits you'll come to know. You might want to tap the alt key, then 
go into tools->folder options and play around a bit to see if you can get 
something that seems a little friendlier.

On the other front, I just got upgraded to Ubuntu "precise" from "lucid" 
(assuming these aren't just Google-specific distros), and pretty much 
everything sucks far, far worse. It's like they tried to make it as simple 
as a Mac, without actually adding in any usability.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "They're the 1-800-#-GORILA of the telecom business."

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