Don't you mean, the "windows hoon user"? MS Windows XP Hoon... ;)
Wesley Parish On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:39, Nick Rout wrote: > On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:17:23 +1300 > > Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > On Friday 10 February 2006 15:40, Nick Rout wrote: > > > Back On topic, what is an application that has a real WOW factor on a > > > demo day? I am not sure that it is enough to say "Look at linux, it > > > will do the same things as your windows machine" - people want a reason > > > to go through the (greater or lesser) degree of pain involved in > > > switching. > > > > Frequently a very beguiling reason is $0. > > > > I remember some years ago I prepared a set of policy papers for a small > > primary school using the LyX / LaTeX / TeX tool chain. > > > > I was waylaid by female parent who had a small office cum typesetting > > business. Upon her seeing the printouts, the conversation continued in > > this vein:- > > > > She: "OOh! that's nice work, what software did you use"? > > Me: "The LyX front-end to LaTeX and TeX". > > She: "Never heard of it, where did you get it? How much does it cost"? > > Me: "It's a free download off the Internet, but you have to know how to > > set it up". > > She - with emotion: "I've just spent $12,000 on a supposedly top notch > > typesetting system, and it doesn't produce anything as nice as that. > > Me: "I'm so sorry." > > She - now in fairly full flow emotionally: "These conputer companies are > > just rip off artists. I've just been conned out of twelve grand"! > > > > Or words to that effect. > > > > -- > > CS > > But they do not need linux to run latex or lyx! Lyx is available for > windows. > > On the other hand I am thinking there are so many people out there who > do not pay for software for windows either. If you know where to look > you can find about anything in the software line for nothing: > > * tools to make serial numbers that convert 30 day trials or cripple > ware into fully functioning product. > > * full iso's of expensive high end software. > > In other words I am not so sure that price is necessarily a huge factor > for the average windows home user. I suspect very many of them are > playing the piracy game. There may be many businesses in the same > league. Whether they will switch to linux just to legitimise themselves > is unclear to me. Probably a question worthy of putting to slashdot LOL. -- Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish ----- Mau e ki, he aha te mea nui? You ask, what is the most important thing? Maku e ki, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. I reply, it is people, it is people, it is people.
