On Saturday 28 May 2011 09:47:18 jdd wrote: > Le 28/05/2011 10:33, Stuart Tanner a écrit : > > I fear you miss completely the point. Most computer users (large > public ones) are completely computer illiterate; Most do not know that > the monitor (screen) is not the computer, don't know what is a > programm or an application. > > I made windows to linux migration, in fact mostly word to openoffice > and the only thing the users wanted to know was 'where is my "icon"'. > Once they understood that openoffice icon was slightly different from > the word one and know the new one, they where satisfied. (but here was > a sysadmin to configure they computer) > > Most dont even know what version of windows they run. > > > Buffalo, Apple, TomTom to name but a few. > > Do you think you will make Apple change?? > > the only location we can go is professional systems; Once people know > Linux run on they professional computer, they can use it at home (an > can ask the company admin in case od problem). > > On the public, we can only gain the computer addicts that are not also > game addicts (and most of they friends) > > the problem is not ease of use, but habit and comercial power > > jdd
I doubt Apple will change but i encourage people to Android instead. As for Buffalo and TomTom, Buffalo are seriously considering it, because the do sell their products to industry as well as domestic users and industry are asking for it also. TomTom many have tried for many years to get them to support Linux, but for both of these companies we need to get a cross ditrobution group to sign partitions and submit it to the companies, maybe then they will include support. If they use Linux in their boxes, they should be made to include Linux Support to upgrade and maintain those boxes also. Buffalo can be acheived using FreeLink. As for SysAdmins, well as technical support and retailers I want to offer that level of support they get anyway. There are companies out their offering windows support via call centre, so why can't we do the same for Linux? -- Kind Regards Stuart Tanner Bolton Linux Delivering openSUSE Retail to the UK 24 Vincent Street Bolton BL1 4SA Tel: +44-1204-410474 Mob: +44-7868-028028 www.bolin.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
