Li-Nox

I had to continue my rant from last night, concerning the Linux operating system. You know who is the worst enemy to the Linux OS? The Linux-geeks themselves.
I like to point and click.
I like menus, and wizards, and context sensitive, graphical help.
I like being led by the hand, especially into uncharted territory.
It took me a while, but I've conquered Windows. I know pretty much where everything is, and where I have to go to find what I don't know. The Linux-geeks always tell me how "exactly like that" many Linux versions are. I tell them "go ahead, show me something; configure the network adapter or something". So they do, instinctively opening up a command line shell window, and typing away long command lines with short inexplicable command names and a lot of directory paths with "\BIN" in them. Err, sorry "/BIN".
The moment I have to resort to opening a command line window, I get a rash. Really, I do. You have to do that with windows, sometimes, too, but I keep it down to minimum.
Another thing that makes me break into hives is "don't you want to use a REAL operating system?".
No, I don't. My goal is to use an easy to operate OS. Let me tell you that I have enough problems with my own software, that I don't need to occasionally recompile a kernel so I can do something that is appears, instinctively, trivial to me. Don't everyone want to drive a "real" car? But still everyone goes with automatic gear, power steering, and computer controlled, high precision, anti-lock, anti-skid, smarter-than-the-average-bear brakes.
As long as it does what I need it to do, I couldn't care less what's under the hood. Is it comfortable? Yes. Is it easy to use? Yes. Is it - relatively - safe? It depends, as always on the driver, but Yes.
Linux is "safer" because there are very few Linux machines. Wait until we get a mass of them. Then watch the worms crawl out and the viruses...well, do whatever viruses do and infect.
All that, and I haven't even touched the wide range of versions out there. This is turning into another UNIX debacle. I asked someone for a Linux version that I could use to learn a little bit on, so I don't come off as a complete idiot. By the time he listed the last of the options, I have forgotten the first. I just want something aimed at the average home user.
The blank look on his face was simply priceless. It's the same look I'm sure IBM engineers had as they watched OS/2 (Warp 4) go the way of the Dodo. The same look they had as the let Microsoft drag the entire world of PC software down the proverbial toilet.
Operating Systems for your average, everyday, layman, home user? What a strange notion. It will never go anywhere. There is no future in it...
Is there?