# That's what I don't get about Linux people who try to get regular
# non-geek computer users to switch and then are frustrated when they
# don't.
I see this a lot. I would personally rather evangelize to those in
whom I have sufficient confidence; I don't care if my grandmother uses
it. I know it's a reality that she can't -- and that it's simply not
the right thing for her. Now, if I've got a friend who does a lot of
programming -- or in some respect has the technical capacity to use
and appreciate the spirit of linux -- then I'd try to get that person
to use it, if for no other reason than the gradual market impact that
has on using windows as a development platform. I don't think linux
users should try to replace windows, or claim that linux has or should
have that potential; without windows sucking so bad, linux wouldn't be
so cool by contrast. 98% market dominance is one thing, but using the
right tool where appropriate is another. Of course, if some folks
wanna take a linux distro and beef it up so that it's fit for the
Average User, that's ok -- but I'd rather not have that angst dominate
the entire linux community.
Just my two cents.
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