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["Ricardo Izquierdo" <odracir_redwolf AT linuxmail.org>]

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From: Paul Mahon <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:00:48 -0500
To: sm-discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] expectations of users

> I don't know... I'd never compiled a program for my first 2 years of
> using linux, I still though Bash was like the MSDOS prompt, and I had
> almost never used tar.
> 
> It has always been my view that we aim for users with linux experience.
> Sorcerer was aimed directly at system administrators. I think we don't
> require that much experience, but expect some. I agree, a binary distro
> is better for people who want to cut their teeth on linux.
> 
> On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 10:36, Hamish Greig wrote:
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> > Realistically how much can we expect SMGL users to know ?
> > if a person has been a user for 18 months or more is it wrong to expect 
> > them 
> > to have learned to use basic *nix tools in that time and to be capable of 
> > following simple instructions with respect to adding configure switches 
> > in 
> > BUILD files etc ?
> > I had always thought if you didn't want to learn these things you would 
> > be 
> > better off using redhat or some other binary/preconfigured distro.
> > Am I wrong ?
> > Is our long term goal to make SMGL completely foolproof for the 
> > inexperienced 
> > users ? or is a minimum of experience required/expected ?
> > 
> > Hamish

Paul and Hamish:

I had start my Linux tour with Mandrake, but due to my work all the software 
that I need isn't preconfigured, so I was compiling and using tar. 
Now that I'm with SMGL, it's wonderful. I have to compile and build 
everything, sometimes spoiling something and starting again, but something 
that helps me a lot is the Wiki. I'm not and advanced user, but the wiki had 
help to improve my skills. If a new SMGL user has problems, the first advice 
I will give him/her is READ THE WIKI, and if you don't find the answer, then 
ask. And SMGL is a great distro, for skilled users and for new ones. Remember 
somehting, when a user wants to learn nobody will stop him, no matters if is 
new or skilled.
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