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--- Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Do you really think so? Please excuse me while
> I finish laughing.
excused :-).
>
> I challenge you to take an *adult* [1] with
> scarce computer experience
> and present him/her with a freshly installed
> copy [2] of Windows and Linux (choose your
> distro).
>
> Let's see how friendlier your subject finds
> Linux against Windows.
>
> I have witnessed such tests at the CHIP test
> centre, and if the average
> user finds your average Red Hat install
> friendly, I'll eat my cap.
>
> Heck, people get confused when they are asked
> something as simple as
> choosing a hostname for their PC.
Are the test details available?. What were the
users trying to do etc.
>
> Sure, the Microsoft Matrix is not the place we
> want to be, but haven't
> you realised that most of the population isn't
> ready for the harsh
> realities of life outside? Haven't you seen the
> movie?
Too bad. U don't face up to reality U get sucked.
Which was what IBM, DEC, Appollo, etc did earlier
and which is what the current Linux distros could
probably start doing (saving grace is Open
Source). No solution here.
>
>
> [1] Kids tend to be more open to learning than
> adults. That therefore
> makes the test inaccurate.
> [2] Most people will never install an OS
> anyway, so that's no test.
Which is precisely the point. There is nothing
very wrong (problems are far fewer than windows)
with the current Linux GUIs. It is awareness of
issues which is lacking in users. It's the same
old cpabaility/options v/s someone else decides
what is best.
For users who have a fixed set of services to be
obtained from a computer, net appliances wiil be
a better alternative. Simple GUI, no decisions,
simple hardware, low cost, low maintainence. U
pay for resources u want (not what MS wants).
And it's Linux/QNX all the way in these.
rgds
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