On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 04:28:25PM +0800, Holden Hao wrote: > Anybody here have an experience with an all-net cafe (no games)? > How about an all-net cafe and linux-based? > Is it feasible?
Having had late experience running one, my observation is that much of the clientele who do not do network gaming do not do Internetting, but are students who type school papers. I don't know what type of resistance you might meet from these kinds of people, but if you make doing their work the least bit more complicated, or get them to feel that the systems you use are wasting their time, you risk losing them. While much of us techies may find the Linux desktop in something of a usable state, but remember that most of your clientele are casual users who go to you because *they don't have their own computers*. These are not tech-savvy people like you or me and likely they are going to find using Linux office apps an unnecessary complication and a hindrance in their getting their jobs done. So no, I don't think it's a good idea. -- Rafael R. Sevilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +63(2) 8177746 ext. 8311 Programmer, Inter.Net Philippines +63(917) 4458925 http://dido.ph.inter.net/ OpenPGP Key ID: 0x5CDA17D8 Heute die Welt und Morgen das Sonnensystem! _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
