You don’t need to ‘know’ Linux to use Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 14, 2010

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“Lately, I’ve been noticing stories about how to use
Linux you need to know half-a-hundred Linux shell commands and the
like. Ah, what century are you from? Today, if you can see a window
and handle a mouse you’re ready to use Linux.

“And, no, I’m not talking about how we’re all already using
Linux in devices like the TiVo or the Droid smartphone and through
Linux-powered Web sites like Google. I’m talking about using Linux
on the desktop.

“There is nothing, I repeat nothing, that requires any special
knowledge to use Linux on the desktop today.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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