Linux.com Still Unhelpful for New Users
Linux.com, which was taken over recently by the Linux Foundation and received a major overhaul, has gone live. The site has a slicker look and contains a lot of useful information targeted at experienced Linux users. Unfortunately, like the old Linux.com, the site is not a very intuitive resource for beginners.
As I wrote a while back, the original Linux.com site, like its counterpart Linux.org, assumed that visitors already knew a lot about free software when they arrived. I had hoped that the Linux Foundation’s redesign of the site would make it a resource for individuals seeking to get started with open-source operating systems, but unfortunately, that hasn’t proven to be the case.
Linux in the eyes of a “normal person”
To illustrate the point, let’s put ourselves in the mindset of a “normal person” seeking to install Linux–and by normal person, I mean an individual who has no idea what open-source means, doesn’t know anything about computers beyond the basics of everyday use and has heard that Linux is a free alternative to Windows, but isn’t sure where to download or how to install it. I was this person once, and I suspect many of my fellow Ubuntu users were as well.
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