linux users fail

when they use windows, why do they always try go to command prompt to do SIMPLEST THINGS AVAILABLE FROM BASIC GUI
IT FUCKING TAKES LONGER TIME TO OPEN THAT COMMAND PROMPT AND WRITE SHIT THERE THAN CLICK A MOTHERFUCKER BUTTON
i can not understand

First of all, let me begin by stating that I am *not* anti-Linux. I am a great fan of all that Linux stands for and the FOSS philosophy of open-source. Sadly though, I was badly mistaken...

When my friends first introduced me to Linux, I was impressed. It was supposed to be the perfect OS. A complete replacement for Windows and I was so thrilled. According to them, Linux would satisfy all my computer needs and I no longer had to pay for my software, pay for a commercial OS that would require constant updating and patching for security. Linux, they said, was 100% secure. No viruses, no spam, no more trojans, no more spyware. Impressive. In this mood I quickly downloaded Fedora Core (which was touted as one of the most newbie friendly distros around). Installing Linux was easy. So I was lulled into a sense of complacency. And then began my woes. There was no hardware detection wizard! My god! How was I supposed to use my printer, my digital camera and my softmodem? I was clueless. This was supposed to be that OS that just worked! When I thought Fedora would recognize my hardware I was only 20% right. The only device that got detected was my network card. Fine. I thought. Nobody's perfect. Let's give Linux another chance.

So I googled around for my problem (who doesn't ). I found a plethora of information all confusing and disjointed and difficult to piece together. I wondered whether I had to get a Ph.D in rocket science before I could understand all that stuff. I read online HOWTOs for hours and wore my eyes out. I began reinstalling Linux in the hope that the hardware would get detected somehow. Finally I began downloading every other Linux distribution out there. Mandrake, Suse, Redhat... I tried them all. Finally I came across an online bulletin board, supposed to be inhabited by Linux experts.

With a lightening heart, I hoped that this would be the end of my woes. Finally, I would get some help to use this so-called "perfect" Operating System. Whoa! I was wrong!

They asked me to recompile the kernel to "include hardware support"! What was that all about?!! Kernel? What's that? I was clueless and I admitted it. And then I was in for a shock. I began recieving messages asking me to "google" it or RTFM. Well, hadn't I done all that and I was still in a daze? Was this the "perfect" OS and the "perfect" community that supports this OS? I was outraged and I complained to the site administrator who never bothered to reply. I must admit that a few kind souls did try to teach me how to "configure" my hardware.. But I was still clueless. WHY the hell should I "configure" anything? I am not a programmer. I never know the difference between a compiler and an interpreter. The maximum knowledge of programming I possess is the little bit of GW-Basic I learnt at school. I was saddened and disheartened at the attitude of the community which assumes that every Linux user should be an expert. Sorry. You shouldn't need to be an expert to use that "perfect" OS!

Why doesn't this so-called perfect OS come with something as simple as a hardware detection wizard? Isn't this something basic that every computer user expects? Microsoft may not be liked by some people, but nobody can deny that they revolutionized the software industry and made computers available to the common man. When I asked this very logical, very reasonable question, all I got was a bunch of attitudes, no solutions.

Needless to say, I ditched Linux quickly. I wanted to get work done, not get bombarded by a bunch of "gurus" with attitudes. Wow! Was I impressed or what! With that kind of a community, Linux is in trouble. I feel sorry for this man, Torvalds. No doubt he wanted to build an OS that would compete with Microsoft, but even he couldn't have imagined what a monster he had unleashed in the form of this Linux community.

Linux should be bought over by corporates who at least understand the customer needs and the so-called "community" needs to be disbanded. I'm sure thousands of ordinary people like me wouldn't mind paying for it if it was made a lot easier. And companies listen to the customer. They have a motive. They want profit and it's not such a bad thing after all. After all, the customer is the King. The Linux community is full of half-competent "gurus" who like to hide their lack of knowledge under a cloak of superiority and only delight in taking it out at newbies like me.