On Dec 27, 2011 3:52 PM, "kenneth gonsalves" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2011-12-27 at 15:22 +0530, Gautam Chaudhary wrote: > > I mentioned linux as i was comparing alternatives with windows in the > > discussion. > > > > If you want me to talk specifically about FOSS, then i would like to > > pick "firefox". > > > > My first response to Narendra's post was: > > "As long as FOSS alternatives are not as feature rich and easier to > > use as MS products, average user > > won't shift even if they agree with your MS bashing. > > in my opinion, this is totally wrong. Any user is comfortable with what > he is using and reluctant to shift. This is human nature. When one buys > a machine, one automatically gets windows. So one uses it and gets used > to it. There is no knowledge of alternatives. It is not like buying a > bike or a mixie where there is a huge range of choice - and every choice > heavily advertised. I bought a laptop last week. It came with linpus > linux - I had to demand it and when it came I had to fight with the > dealer to prevent him for putting an 'operating system' and a lot of > what you call 'feature rich and easy to use software' for the cost of a > mere 450 rupees. So reason no 1 for people using windows is that that is > what they get - and never know anything else. So why do some people > replace IE with firefox or chrome or opera? The main reason is that they > get to know about them because they are heavily advertised and promoted,
This is something I seriously agree with. > are easy to install on windows - and also are good. That way firefox has > reached critical mass. Even dealers install it at times. > > > > Its not lack of knowledge of FOSS which is helping MS, but > > non-availability of equally good, ready to use and feature rich > > alternatives." > > sorry - it is lack of knowledge and exposure created in the main by a > sustained campaign by MS to keep people ignorant and prevent them from > learning about alternatives. > > > > > I was not writing against FOSS in my posts, but instead was > > highlighting the fact that they need more improvements. > > seems to me you are yet to understand what Foss is. > > > I'm a FOSS supporter and try to use them as much as i can. But i do > > use proprietary software if FOSS alternatives are not good enough for > > my requirement. > > could you mention these? If you do, maybe we can help you to migrate. > Btw, I'm not a microsoft fanboi. I have been using linux ONLY since 2007. And now I use gentoo linux. -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
