Where to start:

• Learn about the file system scheme (review Webmin)
• The standard UNIX filesystem scheme with /{bin,lib,sbin}, /usr/{bin,lib,sbin}, /usr/local/{bin,lib,sbin}, /etc and /opt
• Symlinks - these are not desktop shortcuts
• How are different media mounted (how do I get to my CD drive?
• Use manpages and google to answer questions
• General understanding of the Boot Process
• What are emacs and bash?

  How is Linux different from Microsoft? What's the Microsoft equivalent to Linux stuff:

  • /usr/bin is like Program Files
  • /etc is like the registry
  • Konqueror is like the file Explorer

What tools do Microsoft developers need to make the switch to Linux less painful?

• Configuration is a nightmare
• Centralize system tools
• Quit with the all-around the window icons and buttons; most users view the screen from left-to-right; top-to-bottom.
• rpm creator
• Development environment that's useable for the gcc compiler