Hi, I think most people dont actually know what windows or linux are, they are just computer jargon like 80gb or 256mb sdrram.
KDE and Windows XP are not any more different than XP and Vista, the main problem is that people creating files in Open Office will be wondering why they cant view those same files in MS Office on their friends machine. I guess that is why PC vendors dont want to ship with Linux, they will be inudated with support calls because people dont understand or care about different formats, as far as they are concerned it is broken. By the way, my last 3 distros have detected all my hardware out of the box. On 14/03/07, Andrew Micallef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey, Well this is my second time I ever said something here but thought i put a suggestion :). I personally am going to attend the Linux Education Programme the government is offering to learn more and to get a basic certificate. Maybe it would be a good idea that some kind of poster or something is present in the classroom so that participants at the course are aware of this community and maybe join. Probably not everyone attending this course is aware of this, and i think one problem of people getting scared of using Linux is because they're not sure who to ask if they got stuck somewhere. I think we have to face it that it's still not as easy as Windows say to install video card drivers or install some third party software. It was one my scares too but luckily i got some some heavy linux users working with me, thus it wasn't a problem to get help. I think one best way to encourage people is by word of mouth and the least that can be done for a start is promoting more linux.org.mt and this thread in such activities. I don't think it will take much effort, unless you guys are aware of some bureaucracy problems since it's a government thing. Andrew Jean Azzopardi wrote: > IMHO, wifi is the big obstacle here. Multimedia support the second. > > However, with regard to wifi, it should be improving. Also, in Feisty > (Ubuntu 7.04), multimedia support should be much improved, as in, you > double click on an mp3, and it will install the codecs for you. > > With regard to Open Office, I use it all the time..thing is I no longer > use Windows now. Cross Over Office is quite good, glad you like it. > > SUSE...I don't like it at all...IMHO, Ubuntu is better. > > QUOTE : > > The fact is that the bulk of users want their computer for specific tasks, > but the Linux distis are more focused on arcane discussions about licence > conditions. This helps convince Mr A User that buying a Linux computer will not > give him a computer with the functionality he needs. > > > You are dissing the distros because of license conditions. The thing is, > that if problems with the patents (like mp3, etc) occur, then the distro > could get sued, and also its users...something which can be extremely > harmful. > > Drivers...well, I've heard a lot about the issues regarding the > packaging of binary drivers with distributions. IMHO, neither NVIDIA nor > ATI's drivers are that difficult to install in Ubuntu...just use Envy, a > gui app you can find on the net. > > P.S. I can view WMV files just fine with mplayer plugin in Firefox..no > problems there. > > Graham Petley wrote: >> Hallo, >> >> The problem I have seen on the posts here is the same one can read in Linux >> magazines. An oversell of Linux. >> IMHO Linux is not easy to install. I recently tried upgrading my Suse laptop >> to the latest version and failed. No Gnome apps like GIMP which I need worked >> and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I switched to Ubuntu which now I >> think is better, but this too required a lot of manual intervention to get >> working fully. For example, WLAN didn't work and I had to install something >> called NetworkManager Applet myself. >> I don't know why many apps needed for a fully functional Ubuntu installation >> are not installed as a default, but that's the way it is. The biggest value >> added of pre-installed Linux is that everything has been installed and works. >> >> The other oversell is to claim that Linux apps are just as good and fully >> compatible with M$ ones. This isn't my experience at all. None of my fancy >> Excell spredsheets work in Gnumeric or Calc, and chart compatibility is even >> worse. I use Crossover Office for M$ Office apps and it works well (at least >> for Excel which is the only one I'm still using). I think a pre-installed Linux >> should include Crossover or other solution which would allow the user to >> install his own M$ Office and have it running immi. >> >> I also find media support problematic. The ability to watch the realplayer >> videos on the BBC news site for example is not consistent on my laptop, and I >> guess that watching WMV files is even more difficult. Mr Average User doesn't >> want to see messages about missing codecs when he wants to view a web video. >> Actually I don't either. >> >> The fact is that the bulk of users want their computer for specific tasks, >> but the Linux distis are more focused on arcane discussions about licence >> conditions. This helps convince Mr A User that buying a Linux computer will not >> give him a computer with the functionality he needs. >> >> The key to commercial success is providing a Linux computer at a lower cost >> with the functionality users want and being precise about what will not work. >> >> Graham Petley >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
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