Re:Differing Opinion (Score 1)

It's a sad day when 5 out of 6 people will take more time to flame someone for a post they don't like than to read the actual post they are flaming. If you guys/gals HAD actually read the post, I think you would have realized that the complaint is not about a preference, interface, nor method. The actual complaint that Jalwin was making was the Learning Curve itself. Indeed linux is far from intuitive. I don't think that anyone is arguing that windows is any more intuitive than linux; my mom can't figure out how to do much of anything on any OS, hence, too much learning curve. I would say that linux has a much more difficult learning curve than windows, but that is my opinion. Most computer users DO indeed find windows easier to use, not because it is easier to learn, but simply because they have been using it for many years, thus the learning curve is kind of negated (they allready learned it over many years, I bet most people wouldnt touch linux if they thought it would take that long to learn). As for the original post, I strongly agree. I myself am a programmer, computer enthusiest in both hardware and software, and strong supporter of open source, but I have never been able grasp linux. I'll admit I haven't given it much time, the structure just doesn't jive with me. I have used unix and dos in the past, and I use "cmd" in windows xp often, but there is just something about the integration of command line and gui in linux that doesn't suit me.