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Linux for Dummies?
WMD:
quote:Originally posted by Midnight Candidate:
Edit: I feel it is best to ask here for suggestions regarding what specifics of desktop environs I should cover in this book, so go ahead and leave a few lines. Thanks.
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KDE and Gnome, of course, but also talk about XFce for people with lower-end hardware. I started using v4.0.3 in FC1, and it's awesome. Reduces RAM usage a shitload. Important, because KDE/Gnome are starting to get really slow. (I'm sure it'll improve but Fedora Core 1/2 lists 192MB as a RAM requirement, due to KDE/Gnome.)
hm_murdock:
http://erudition.calyptos.com
Another forum that was a spinoff of this one. We'll help you too!
Also, currently I'm involved with two projects to improve the ease-of-use of Linux, hosted at http://komodolinux.org. Komodo and GenSTEP will be a great step forward for Linux on the Desktop.
we've got forums there, too.
Orethrius:
Thanks for the resources, everybody.
Now I don't suppose anybody has any name concepts to throw in the pot? I'm considering Easing the Transition : Understanding Linux for Windows Users, but I'd love to hear other suggestions.
Edit: I am also considering having this reference work ghostwritten, as I find I often have trouble with interpreting abstract concepts into the written word. If anybody wants to give their opinion of ghostwriters, or if they have some names of people who would do so on commission, I would appreciate them doing so here. I feel that doing so - with an explicit directive to take into consideration anything mentioned by the members of this forum - could only help this tome reach the open market that much sooner. Please don't hesitate to IM me at midnitecandidate with any thoughts on this subject (yes; I, too, was surprised that that screenname wasn't taken yet :D ).
[ June 13, 2004: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate ]
Xeen:
Can this please be moved into the Linux section?
WMD:
quote:Originally posted by Midnight Candidate:
Edit: I am also considering having this reference work ghostwritten, as I find I often have trouble with interpreting abstract concepts into the written word.
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I can help you with that...
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