>Dave, there is an article on the Internet that you must read.
>Here is the link:
>http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
>
>
Thank you for the article. However, I think you have missed my point. I
am not looking for Linux to be like Windows. Nor am I advocating any
approach that Windows does, or in favour of making any changes to make
Linux in any way like Windows.
All I am saying is that I am an ex-Windows user who is trying to find
points of references so that I can understand how Linux works. Actually,
a long time ago I used to work regularly on an Irix system, and Mac
comes in and out of my life depending on my job. But as I've been a
regular user of Windows since, well, since there was Windows, I can't
help the fact that is has significantly shaped my perception of how
computers work in general.
All I know is that I want to start an application. In Windows I know how
to do that. In Linux I don't. By asking in terms of how Windows does
things is not a plea to change Linux to be like Windows, it's a query to
find out how they differ so I can understand and operate Linux.
Please don't tar me with the brush of in any way saying that one OS
should be like another, or even that one is better than another. I'm not
really interested in OS comparisons or competitions. I'm on Linux for my
own reasons, and I just want to understand it. In this context Windows
is just a point of reference, a tool for translation of ideas. Nothing more.
Dave
