Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled

[Tia Haenni]

Aaron,

I would love to visit your Linux class, in fact I think I emailed you about attending once or 
twice, but got no response. Where is the class held?

Tia

On 6/18/2002 4:55 PM, Aaron <aaron at aarons.net> wrote:
>Not trying to be condecending at all.  You are absolutely right.  
>There was
>a time when I knew nothing about Linux.  Now I teach Linux classes 
>for a
>living.
>
>There is a difference between you and the average user though.  You're
>willing to take chances.  You understand that research may have to 
>be done
>if something doesn't work.  You're willing to ask why and then LISTEN 
>to the
>answer.  (or at least I assume these things about you)  At the first 
>sign of
>trouble the average user blames everyone but themselves and badmouths 
>the
>system, hardware and everyone else they can think of.  They expect 
>the world
>to spoon feed them and take care of everything and then whine and 
>cry when
>it doesn't happen.
>
>Do you think I'm wrong?  I would invite any one of you to come spend 
>an hour
>or two in my Linux class (6pm - 10pm M-Th) and see what I'm talking 
>about.
>OH!  And please come durring the NFS lecture and watch me spend 4 
>whole
>hours trying to get mountpoints across.
>
>Maybe I'm just cynical because I'm teaching Linux this semester. 
> The CISCO
>class seems to go much better. :)
>
>Aaron
>
>
>
>> I totally agree. I am what you would term a newbie to Linux and 
>everyone
>here has to admit that there was a time when they, too, were not 
>infinitely
>knowledgeable on Linux or Windows or any other OS for that matter. 
>I admit
>that most of what is discussed here regarding Linux goes over my 
>head, but
>does that mean that I can't comprehend topics and become somewhat 
>of an
>expert myself? Of course not. A condescending attitude towards those 
>who are
>less knowledgeable than yourself only breeds the kind of contempt 
>that many
>hold for the folks at M$.
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