If you mean to suggest an article based on the "true man on the street comparison of the two operating systems" then I vote yes.
On Thu, 2009-03-19 at 15:11 +1300, Payne, Owen wrote: > If I was to suggest this to the technology editor on the press do you > think it would be OK to say that it comes from the LUG as that may carry > a little more weight. Obviously if anyone disagrees then I won't. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Payne, Owen [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 19 March 2009 3:05 pm > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: linux in media in a better light > > I think his change in tone was a little forced as he still manages to > get a bash in at > > "The trick is finding a system that doesn't take an army of geeks to > install and configure and does what you need it to do out of the box" > > However he is still grudgingly positive about linux > > "Of all the alternative operating systems, one stands out when it comes > to great performance on lower-spec hardware - Linux. > > Those of you shaking your heads and turning the page, hold on. There are > plenty of other options if you can't stomach Linux, but I can tell you > right now they won't perform anywhere near as well as a well- tuned > Linux setup, so bear with me for a moment" > > However his tone does seem to suggest that linux is a last resort if > your machine won't take xp or win98! > > I wonder if there would be an appetite in the local press for a true man > on the street comparison of the two operating systems. From install to > internet and to document production and email on both windows and linux > side by side. > > It could be a good article in the middle of a recession. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Jim Cheetham > Sent: Thursday, 19 March 2009 2:57 pm > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: linux in media in a better light > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Adrian Mageanu > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Example given is this article in The Press > > http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/2269025/Renew-your-old-PC > > > > that offers Linux as a viable alternative for desktops and home use. > > > > I don't personally know the author of the article, but he has my tick > > of approval for what he wrote there. > > > > Noting that he is the same author who wrote the previously discussed > > articles, I welcome the change of tone and touch of objectivity. > > His advice is suspect ... "find an old 98 disk and install" is terrible. > It's unlikely that the licensing would be valid, and Win98 is totally > unsupported, and supports only outdated and insecure versions of IE. A > pretty irresponsible comment. > > He avoids the comparison of Linux with XP/Vista, by implying that it is > only worth considering if you have outdated hardware. A head-to-head > comparison would be more interesting, from the perspective of improving > the performance of your existing machine by switching OS. > > On the plus side, he has targetted pretty much the correct distributions > for the hardware in question. So that's good :-) > > -jim > > ********************************************************************** > This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. > > The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender > and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City > Council. > > If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the > sender and delete. > > Christchurch City Council > http://www.ccc.govt.nz > ********************************************************************** > >
