Installation is important

[Jim Van Zandt <jrv@vanzandt.mv.com>]

Michael De La Rue <mikedlr@it.com.pl> writes:

"there's no actual duplication of work going on here and I owe an 
apology to Jim for saying so..."

I thought there was something funny about that message.  Apology accepted.

"I can imagine several situations for someone blind coming to Linux.
Of these the most common and important are...

	3) Complete new user is looking for an `adaptive techology solution' "

As much as I hate to enrich Microsoft, I find it hard to argue that
Linux would be a good system for a complete novice.

"Although a person with no contact with any other Linux user may be
rare in the States, these people are common in other countries and it
is worth supporting them."

I don't think isolated Linux users are rare even in the States.  I
certainly started on my own.  However, I was a DOS guru, an
experienced Unix user, and a C programmer before I installed Linux.

"Target Documents...The Linux FAQ"

I think the online FAQ should be enough.

"Beginning to use Linux...possibly based on the DOS2Linux Mini
HOWTO..."

I think nearly all new Linux users will already be DOS users, so the
DOS2Linux Mini HOWTO should be one of the primary documents.

                        - Jim Van Zandt