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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE Installation Tips
From:       Shawn Gordon <shawn () thekompany ! com>
Date:       2000-12-20 4:47:37
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I've really gotta agree with Zeljiko.  If you don't cover it at the level 
he is talking about, then it is mostly an exercise in futility.  I applaud 
your efforts, but I would encourage you to go the extra mile and cover it 
for someone who is computer literate, but not familiar with the 
platform.  Many of my associates are main frame programmers looking at 
linux, and they are perfectly capable of learning quickly, but they don't 
know where to start.

Best,
Shawn

At 08:07 PM 12/19/2000, you wrote:
>On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 02:25:52AM +0000, Zeljko Vukman wrote:
>
> > But problem with your approach is the same as in almost every Linux HowTo -
> > you assume that readers are experienced users who already know everything
> > about Linux
>
>Well, to some extent, that's true. My motto is "find a niche and fill it" :-)
>Giving newbies a full introduction to *nix--text editing, permissions, startup
>files, etc.--is way beyond the scope of what I'm trying to do, and would be
>reinventing the wheel, since there are already perfectly good websites 
>which do
>just that (e.g. LinuxNewbie.org). The audience I'm aiming for are the people
>who are at about the point I was a couple months ago--moderately experienced
>with Linux, but daunted by the sheer complexity of KDE and unsure how to
>properly install it. In particular, I want to counteract the effect of some of
>the bad advice that got me burned (e.g. "use pgcc and -O6, it can't hurt!").
>
>Frankly, I'm not sure KDE is at the point yet where rank newbies should be
>trying to install it themselves. Not unless it comes pre-packaged with their
>distro.
>
>However, your comments do bring up a valid point--I should give people a
>more clear warning that I will be presuming a certain amount of background,
>and that if they are total beginners, perhaps a better route is to find a
>distro with a stable KDE 2 pre-installed.
>
>Thanks for the feedback,
>Suzanne
>
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>goat skull on my nightstand, and it hops off and runs across the floor on
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>                                                           - Ted (Red Meat)
>
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Regards,

Shawn Gordon
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