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So anybody that I've ever personally known that I can think of and uses a Linux-based OS is either a programmer by trade, a CompSci grad that didn't go into the field in the end (but understands it if they were able to graduate obviously), or programs as a hobby. I personally know of no people outside of the realm of those that understand coding on some level that use Linux anything. So hopefully you can see how I would make that link in my mind.
I could have been confusing seeing somebody on Linux using the Command Box thing as more intricate coding, but for somebody in my shoes, with limited tech knowledge, it all looks like coding and is a little intimidating.
And yeah, the plan is to do an out-and-out install, not what I'm assuming a live boot is (I have a comment in a thread above). What I'm thinking feels very beyond me. An install feels like the better option for me. :)
It is, I will agree with you. But it's not that complex . It's just... different and require we learn to use it, like when one learns a new foreign language of some sort..
And, btw, I did learn to use it that command prompt... not because I was forced to but because I realized how effective it was. It's incredibly useful even though I barely use it at all, compared to experts. I run some scripts to prepare content for my website... First, I was doing everything by hand, which was a real pain, but it's so much simpler and faster to let a script do all the work. And, like I said in my previous comment, I'm anything but a coder ;)