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Re: [LUG] Helping newbies

 

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:15:08 +0000
Viv wrote:

> On Thu, 2008-02-14 at 12:23 +0000, Neil Winchurst wrote:
> > There has been a lot of correspondence recently about FLOSS in
> > schools and some about encouraging Windows users to try Linux,,,,,,,
> 
> When I started using Windows, I learnt the most from PC Magazines
> rather than searching for info on the net. With Linux, the situation
> has been the complete opposite.
> 
> The only Linux Magazine I read is LXF. Much of the content in this
> went right over my head, when I was starting out with Linux. Now, I
> understand much more of it but, still, about 25% it too technical for
> me. However, I do find it both useful and interesting, now. People can
> read magazines when they are travelling to work, sitting in waiting
> rooms etc. and I think that a magazine for Windows / New Linux Users
> would help a great deal to educate them and increase usage.
> 
> I have suggested to the editor that there should be more content
> suitable for newbies or perhaps, even better, a separate magazine for
> them (Like PC Answers for Windows Users). I have offered to put
> together a suggested format for them but, they don't want to know.
> 
> IMO, LXF only pay lip service to the needs of new users and really
> wish to return to the days when Linux was the too hard to use for
> anyone but, the most technically minded. They resist any suggestions
> for more basic, plainly written articles that would be useful for new
> users and I have an email from them which confirms this.
> 
> Viv

Something along the lines of "but then we'd be alienating our more
technical users, wah wah wah"?

Grant.

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