Auric__ wrote:

No, he doesn't. Nothing he said has anything to do with using Linux. It
sounds more like he's saying "My way is the only right way, and everyone else
is WRONG!"

Actually, I'm an old hand at UNIX where I have used more UNIX-like
operating systems than most people, although probably not any more than
anyone here who predates all of them.

And you're also wrong that the basics are "out of style", since there's
nothing wrong with knowing where your data goes, even if you don't.