aaah here's an opportunity for a total newbie to post!!! the first time I tried linux three yrs ago, the comp was so slow, I asked the cybercafe chap to assign me to a Windows machine. last week at the World Social Forum the Debian Knoppix (that's what I saw when the system booted) was sleek though several programs like firebird (i think) didn't work.
also i realize a non-techie shouldn't venture really deep in to the OS since it opens the code!!! maybe the programmers should have multiple options: the version for dummies and the one for techies right at the time of booting..... as for installing linux, the garden variety of engineers who maintain machines, install pirated sofware, etc in Mumbai refuse to do it..... shiv kumar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip S Tellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: January 29, 2004 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] RE: introducing myself > On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Parul.Mathur wrote: > > > I just want to know how much easier it has become over the years for a > > total newbie to accept a GNU/Linux desktop, as opposed to the familiar > > Microsoft one. > > Until PCs come with linux preinstalled, there will always be a barrier > to cross. Installation of any operating system is tough. Most windows > users have never installed windows in their lives and probably never > will. > > If faced with a preinstalled, preconfigured linux desktop, I do not > think that there would be trouble except for the usual getting used to > that has to be done when switching from one system to another. This is > true of all systems, not just computers. > > I too am interested in knowing what the newbie has to say. > > Philip -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
