Comment Re:This reminds me of... (Score 1) 615
This may be slightly OT but the above brings up a great point. Documentation for desktop Linux sucks. I know I will get flamed for stating so but it does. IMHO that is the single biggest reason more people are not using it on their desktop.
I know people will start screaming RTFM! but that is my point, the "FM" consists of a shit load of HTML pages and "man" pages that you must sift through to find the smallest amount of information.
From a user's perspective, if they want to get their PC on a network, they want to turn to the page that steps them through getting their PC on a network. They do not want to waste time reading half a dozen How-To's explaining the theory behind TCP/IP.
Anyway, that is my opinion. Anyone that wants to help Linux become mainstream needs to spend just as much time documenting and they do coding.
I know people will start screaming RTFM! but that is my point, the "FM" consists of a shit load of HTML pages and "man" pages that you must sift through to find the smallest amount of information.
From a user's perspective, if they want to get their PC on a network, they want to turn to the page that steps them through getting their PC on a network. They do not want to waste time reading half a dozen How-To's explaining the theory behind TCP/IP.
Anyway, that is my opinion. Anyone that wants to help Linux become mainstream needs to spend just as much time documenting and they do coding.
