Will you recommend fedora to a newcomer?

[Jacques B.]

> I still don't think that makes FC5 user-unfriendly. There are dozens of
> websites like
> http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_installation_notes.html that
> show people how to do things in a very simplified manner.
> -Zubin
>
Simple to someone who's familiar with Linux.  But a MS Windows user is
used to having things auto install, or install with a simple click of
a mouse.  Not following instructions to copy something to a particular
folder, or unzip and untar, then rpm -ihv ...  Did you look at the
instructions to install Java?  And if something doesn't work, then
what?  I am not a newbie, but I still have a whole lot to learn.  Many
people on this list are light years ahead of me.  But despite that I
find it daunting at times.  So simple is relative.  Simple to a Linux
user who is used to the days of less user friendly environment.  But
not simple to a user who grew up on Windows and if things don't work
with a double click of a mouse they are at a complete loss.

FC5 has some user friendly aspects to it.  But it's not Windows.  And
if you have a user that needs that degree of user friendliness, then
best identify his needs and find a distro that has as much of what
he/she needs already included.  Otherwise it's a recipe for failure
and bound to cast Linux back in the dark ages in the eyes of that
user.

Jacques B.

Jacques B.