Article: Linux is NOT windows

[Brian Burger]

On 12/25/06, Carsten Agger <agger at c.dk> wrote:
>
> Pete Ryland wrote:
> > Interesting article:
> >
> > http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
> >
> > Extract: "Linux is Not Windows
> >
> > If you've been pointed at this page, then the chances are you're a
> > relatively new Linux user who's having some problems making the switch
> > from Windows to Linux. This causes many problems for many people,
> > hence this article was written. Many individual issues arise from this
> > single problem, so the page is broken down into multiple problem
> > areas."
> >
> > I grinned when reading the comments regarding vi in Section 5a. ;-)
> >
>
> "It's not unheard of for new users to reboot their computers because
> they couldn't figure out how else to get out of vi."
>

Thankfully, all I had to do to get out of vi(m) was close the Gnome
terminal. Then I went back to nano, which is sane.

If I hadn't just been messing about in Gnome terminal, I would have had to
reboot the box to get out of that very silly program.

Why you'd recommend vi to new Windows refugees running a full desktop (in
which gedit/kate/mousepad would be available) or needing nano for emergency
service, I don't know.

Brian
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