Definitely not a bad beginner class. Picked up a few small things even though I've been in a position working with Linux for over a year. Bare in mind I had some prior experience.
There was a time when Linux posed a great deal of complexity to beginners and simply discouraged them from embracing it. Over time, the vibrant Open source community has made enormous efforts in bringing Linux closer to the ordinary Windows and mac users by making it more user-friendly and easy to use
