RE: [seul-edu] Making Linux look harder than it needs to be

["Spurling, Shannon" <shannon@more.net>]

I'm thinking that the linux "expert" he is talking about had no idea
that those tools were there, because it's a mandrake distribution, and
he doesn't use mandrake. There are all kinds of GUI tools that are
different depending on which distribution you are on. The only constant
is the underlying console based utilities and configuration tools. You
in effect, cease being a Linux user, and become a RedHat, Debian, or
Mandrake user. This would be different if they standardized these tools
and the packaging schemes, but they don't. There's not enough of a
demand for it.
 
Thanks
 

Shannon Spurling 
WAN Engineer -Specialist 

MOREnet, Network Services, Core Network 
3212 LeMone Industrial Blvd. 
Columbia, MO 65201 

Main:(573) 884-7200   Fax:(573)884-6673 

shannon@more.net 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Williams [mailto:mwilliams@haywood.k12.nc.us]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 1:24 PM
To: seul-edu@seul.org
Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Making Linux look harder than it needs to be


Jeff Nelson wrote: 

I happen to agree wholeheartedly with the assessment in this article: 

http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/12/05/1259245
<http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/12/05/1259245&mode=thread>
&mode=thread 


It's something to keep in mind as we forge ahead to work on Linux
curricula, 
etc. 


Best, 
Jeff Nelson

He hit the nail right square on the head! 

Michael 

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