I have found that the Github GUI for Mac is pretty good, my teammates who are designers figured it out pretty fast. But honestly, if you are using linux you are probably the type of person who would get comfortable with the command line tools pretty fast.
Like anything else there will be a learning curve. The hard part is getting used to the clone/commit/push/branch/merge/pull workflow as opposed to the typical open/save/send/saveas environment most users are accustomed to.
At first it seems like an extra step, but once the light bulb clicks it's like "This changes everything, again!"
I do agree that there is a lot of room for improvement in get an average user from zero to lightbulb phase faster.
Like anything else there will be a learning curve. The hard part is getting used to the clone/commit/push/branch/merge/pull workflow as opposed to the typical open/save/send/saveas environment most users are accustomed to.
At first it seems like an extra step, but once the light bulb clicks it's like "This changes everything, again!"
I do agree that there is a lot of room for improvement in get an average user from zero to lightbulb phase faster.
A good place to start for anyone learning git is the github bootcamp, starting with: https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git