[GRLUG] What are you doing to expose people to Linux?

[Bob Kline]

On Nov 20, 2007 3:07 PM, Jorge La <weeneedhelp at gmail.com> wrote:

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> But I personally think a lot of people dont really care about the OS they
> use as long as it works. I have more success recruiting people to join the
> U.S. Army then Linux so far. (4-1)
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> The point and click crowd would probably
be perfectly happy with Linux for surfing
and e-mail.

The problem could come when they go and
buy do-dads that aren't supported on Linux.
A lot of scanners and printers are, but software
and drivers for things like cameras and other
toys are invariably just for windoz.  Sometimes
the Mac, but rarely Linux.  While there are often
workarounds,  the bulk of PC users,  who can
barely use e-mail or a scanner to start with,  are
then dead in the water.

And unhappy.  The likely reasons that people
will stick with windoz are because of the tens
of $billions of dollars of training that businesses
spent teaching people to use it, and those people
go home,  set up the same thing,  and make
their families use it.  Schools do the same now.
They used to be bastions of Mac users,  but M$
saw through that soon enough.

And the applications.  M$ essentially has proprietary
deals with many hardware vendors,  and the easiest
course of action is almost always to use the M$ way.

If it was just e-mail and surfing,  even casual users
would win with Linux.

    -Bob


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