Yeah.. same from me. No one in my home uses windows and the old cds have become coffee cup holders. :D Most of the times, games are a bit of problem for the switch.. and that's what kept me from making a total switch but not big problem these days unless you are into playing every game as soon as they are released.
On 7/9/07, Akash Deep Shakya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > +1 from my side > > i get into this situation often, not only with kids but my elder brothers > as well, > everybody is to much addicted to windows, we must start doing something > with it. > > > On 7/9/07, प्रबीण ( ओपन ठिटो ) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > My brother is studying in class three. In home, i have installed > > GNU/Linux for him to use and have fun. He is now comfortable with the > > desktop. > > I was so touched last week. He came to me and said he need "paintbrush > > of Windows" in Linux. I showed him its alternative but still could not > > convince him Coz in school, he is made to do in windows. > > > > If this is the trend of teaching windows applications and window itself > > from class 3 onwards. Until he is college student he will be too much into > > windows. It will be nearly impossible to make them migrate to FOSS. > > > > I think we must start a campaign/organize a workshop focusing on primary > > schools. Campaign will cost much of our time which we may not manage. But > > One or two days of workshop for the school administrations and computer > > teachers(at initial phase), to aware them of FOSS and Convience them to > > implement it, would be great. > > > > shall we do it? > > How can we do it? > > what can we do? > > Can we do it before SFD? > > ................................................. > > > > > > -- > > Prabin Gautam "ओपन ठिटो" > > Registered Linux User #443940 > > letS makE ouR streeT FOSSible.......... > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
