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This is one of those HN 'anti-exemplar' posts where I can't tell if the people are serious and sincere or whether they are all involved in a satirical group tro

This is one of those HN 'anti-exemplar' posts where I can't tell if the people are serious and sincere or whether they are all involved in a satirical group troll or a self-promotion ring. Or both. In broad strokes: "Finally! After 20+ years now there's a way I can learn Linux!" "If only a way I could 'save' this and revisit later... or a way to 'share' it with others... hmmmm..." and someone just asked how to wipe a hard drive (?!) etc and 415 upvotes? It is not April 1st, and I'm not on The Onion. If everyone is sincere, great, and good for you, but I'd love to know that. Is it because school is out for the summer now? At least here in the US. And I'm curious: did any one else have a similar reaction?

elcapitan 10y ago
Actually I find that page relatively nice and well structured, not looking like some concated man pages from the 80s. And there are probably lots of experienced people (I know some) who had relatively little Linux contact before, who somehow ended up on it, doing web development exclusively on the app layer with occasional contact with the rest of the environment, who would be happy to have such a resource. It has an ok balance of in-depth understanding and concrete examples, which is not always true for man pages, and it is structured differently ("problem -> understanding -> solution" rather than "solutions -> understanding of the solutions -> find the correct problem").
emmelaich 10y ago
I agree. It looks nice but that's it. It's full of errors and misinformation. People would be FAR better off with "Linux for Dummies" which despite the name is an excellent book. And it has a free "cheatsheet" : http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/linux-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/linux-for-dummies-chea...
- thecrazyone 10y ago
  Hey what kind of misinformation are you talking about? Can you point out a few instances?

elcapitan 10y ago

Actually I find that page relatively nice and well structured, not looking like some concated man pages from the 80s. And there are probably lots of experienced people (I know some) who had relatively little Linux contact before, who somehow ended up on it, doing web development exclusively on the app layer with occasional contact with the rest of the environment, who would be happy to have such a resource. It has an ok balance of in-depth understanding and concrete examples, which is not always true for man pages, and it is structured differently ("problem -> understanding -> solution" rather than "solutions -> understanding of the solutions -> find the correct problem").

emmelaich 10y ago

I agree. It looks nice but that's it. It's full of errors and misinformation. People would be FAR better off with "Linux for Dummies" which despite the name is an excellent book. And it has a free "cheatsheet" : http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/linux-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/linux-for-dummies-chea...

thecrazyone 10y ago
Hey what kind of misinformation are you talking about? Can you point out a few instances?