On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now, compare that with just about any of Marketing/Sales people at MCLX. > ... they have no interest [in learning Linux], and as a result, they'll > likely never learn. It's not that Linux is too hard, or that Office > doesn't run on Linux, it's just that they don't care.
Indeed. And why should they? Most people see computers as a tool. They want to know only as much as is needed to accomplish their goal. This is the way most people view most things, and is not an unreasonable position to take. They really don't care if their computer runs MS-Windows or Linux, so long as they can get their job done. And that is the key point. They do not care *either way*. They use MS-Windows and MS-Office because that is what their computer came with. If they were provided with a computer running Linux and StarOffice, they would be just as happy. I know -- I've seen it done. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
