Maybe another problem is that there is no hardware reseller on the island which gives you an option to choose between preinstalled Windows and Linux. This should be very nice anyway. Especially if they can provide novice users with a dual boot system.
To Jean: By the way, I didn't consider the option if you are trying to convince a female friend. In that case ... I cannot give you a lot of advice, but I am sure you can find tons of very spectacular applications for Linux. I think one of the main disadvantages of the English language is that 99% of the words can be used as both masculine and feminine. 2005/11/6, Jean Azzopardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > That part about copied software is very true.. > Or else, they have already got Windows pre-installed on their computer when > they buy it, and thus, they don't feel the price difference so much.. > > Question : Does SCAN sell OEM versions of Windows? Because their prices are > too cheap to be true? > > > On Sunday 06 November 2005 8:27 pm, Keith Vassallo wrote: > > Part of the problem is that Maltese people are used to using copied > > software. So: > > > > 1) There really is no price advantage for them if they switch to Linux > > (its's free anyway) > > 2) They're not used to paying for software - so they won't buy Cedega, > > which enables you to run some really good Windows games on Linux > > > > Many people seem to think that Linux tried to take over the world and > > failed. This, of course, is not the case. Linux never tried to take over > > the world - we just want to be heard as a sane alternative to Windows. > > > > Keith > > > > Jean Azzopardi wrote: > > > Yes, people are very conservative... > > > They expect Linux to be the same as Windows, from the GUI downwards.. > > > > > > Then you have the people who don't know anything about their system. A > girl > > > once told me her hard drive had 512 mb... (and her computer is fairly > recent, > > > so she was mistaking RAM for hard disk space)... > > > > > > And given that a large proportion of us teenagers just use the pc for > > > games...this gives Linux a large disadvantage.. I have switched to open > > > source games (just finished gl-117), and I love them, but I doubt my > friends > > > will! > > > > > > Wine definitely needs to improve in this regard... > > > _______________________________________________ > > > MLUG-list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >
