Newsforge: Making Linux look harder than it is

[Warren Togami]

http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/12/05/1259245&mode=thread

"Many "gurus" teaching new users about Linux make it look harder than it
needs to be, and apparently fail to explain that yes, you can make
PowerPoint-style presentations in Linux, you can view Web Pages that use
Flash animation and other "glitz" features, and that you can manage all
your files though simple "point, click, drag and drop" visual
interfaces. Could the biggest problem with Linux usability be that most
of the people teaching newbies to use Linux are too smart and know too
much?"

I agree with this guy.  Gurus should not only know the "powerful and
flexible" commandline way, but the easy GUI ways of doing things in
order to help newbies get started with Linux.