----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian-User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:34 PM Subject: Re: "Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers"
> On Thu, 2003-11-06 at 18:02, BruceG wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: David Millet > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Debian-User > > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 6:52 PM > > Subject: Re: "Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers" > > > > > > all I have to say is that I personally want linux to rule the desktop, > > > > simply because I will stand to make alot of money when big companies > > > > start picking it up. a lot of us will, in fact. > > > > > > > > > > > > Not until Broderbund releases a Calendar Creator that works with > > > > Linux. Ditto for Reader Rabbit, Math Blaster, etc, etc, ad nauseum. > > > > > > Or not until wine begins running these and every windoze app > > that everyone uses flawlessly, which hopefully happens soon. > > > > david > > > > *** > > > > My experience with the wonderful world of Linux and end users > > - or normal people. My sister needed a laptop to help her > > start a new business writing grant proposals. I figured I'd > > help by buying her a laptop (used, but still good, a Dell > > Latitude PIII, 256Meg RAM, 12 Gig hard disk, CD-RW, external > > floppy, Xircom 10/100+56 card. I tested Mandrake 9.1, SuSE 8.2 > > Personal and Knoppix installed to harddisk. Decided to ship it > > with SuSE with all updates done, and with OOo 1.1.0 and > > Scribus 1.0.1. Paid for Internet access, and configured dial > > on demand. Also configured KMail,Evolution, Mozilla Mail and > > KNode. > > > > She called today. Had a problem with it (trouble-shooting was > > turn it upside down and shake it). Brought it to computer > > repair shop. He installed non-licensed Windows and MS Office. > > I'm discouraged. It truely was 'point 'n click'. Everything > > was installed, tested and working. Literally plug it in, turn > > it on, connect the included phone cord and your online. Just > > click the Seagull and you have a choice of OOo1.0.2 or > > OOo1.1.0. > > > > Think I want my SuSE 8.2 Personal boxed set, SuSE Live Eval > > CD, and boot floppy back! But on the good side, my 7 year old > > son and 14 year old son are perfectly comfortable with SuSE, > > Mandrake and RedHat. Maybe Debian in a while. > > Complain to the store's owner that his employees overwrote your > data, and demand compensation. Contact the BSA, and tell them > about the unlicensed Windows. (You reinstalled SuSE, right?) > No, I'm a 12 hour drive away from her - so it is back into the Windows world. I just don't understand installing pirated software. Not when better software is available free or at a reasonable cost. SuSE boxed set only cost $40. OOo is free, and available on just about any platform. With project Fedora and Debian people have a choice of some great truely free systems. To me it's well worth the time it takes to learn something new. Let's say you buy a licensed version of Windows and a licensed version of MSOffice. To my way of thinking - if you can learn the basics of a new system in 20-30 hours, you're way ahead of the game. At least she found the value of the laptop from the computer shop and thanked me for it. That's on the plus side. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
