On 9/26/06, David Desrosiers <daviddes at us.ibm.com> wrote: > > They *still* think *nix (esp. Linux) GUIs are designed for geeks. > > > I personally have had a diffucult time explaining how easy it is to > switch to > > GNOME (or KDE) or how far easier it is to use (than Windoze). > > What I've found in the past decade-or-so of Windows users being curious > about "This Linux Thing(tm)", is that once a Windows user switches to > Linux, they try to make Linux look, breathe and behave exactly like their > Windows environment. They don't take the time to explore all of the > various options, environments and applications that can extend and enhance > how they interact with the their machine. >
> THAT is the beauty of the Linux GUI; you can make it do whatever you want, > and if you can't, there are only about 75 other GUI environments for Linux > available to choose from. Certainly ONE of them suits most of your needs, > with minor tweaking here or there. It's all about choice. > > For me, the "Linux desktop" has already taken off, years ago... I don't > need the validation of Windows users to convince me of that. > > > Well said David. :-) The problem is that this huge array of choices gets some people confused and err.......bewildered? While we jump with joy at all the choice, the freedom and the empowerment of it all, some others are afraid of these very things. Unfortunate, but true - don't you think. ~~~~Anirudh S Model Engineering College
