Re: Re: Ok. Heh, is there still an smtp-based list out here:D

Hale, Paul wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Haley [mailto:[email protected]] 
>> <snip> But how will you convince my 
>> girlfriend that she *needs* to convert to Linux, if that 
>> process won't be very fast and easy?
> 
> If she is having no problems right now under windows, there is no way
> nor reason your are going convince her to switch. However, if she has a
> favorite app/game that is for XP or earlier and it won't work on
> Vista... Why not try converting her. Switching from a comfortable OS to
> a whole new one such as Vista would be a perfect time to try out a Linux
> or BSD distro. If it turns out she likes it, great. If not, you didn't
> lose any money. You can't say the same of Vista. If you don't like it,
> you are out money.

one important point about converting is that most people always see windows 
everywhere, at their friends' homes, at work, whereever you look. everybody has 
windows, everybody knows windows (how to handle it), but neither can be said of 
linux - it remains the same kind of mysterious thing for the normal users with 
normal (read: non-computer-fixed, err... read: not so addicted to ... damn, it 
isn't getting any better... you know what i mean :D ) friends. somebody going 
ahead trying linux takes the risk of getting no help when trouble appears, while 
many people basically know how to fix a number of windows problems.
it's like the chicken-and-egg problem, neither can exist without the other. no 
linux users around you -> no help for your linux -> no linux for you -> no 
additional linux user -> and so on.

Sascha

P.S.: wow, 3 postings to the mailing list on one day. i must be having some free 
time today exceptionally. :D


---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Can't Unsubscribe? Check http://desktopian.org/listunsub.html
        LS List Homepage: http://wuzzle.org/list/litestep.php
            Get the LS FAQ: http://lsfaq.shellfront.org