Re: [Staffslug] Linux Take-Up
jenette palmer
--- On Wed, 26/8/09, Dave <dave(a)staffslug.org.uk> wrote:
From: Dave <dave(a)staffslug.org.uk>
Subject: [Staffslug] Linux Take-Up
To: staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk
Date: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009, 10:06 AM
I was thinking the other day (and this morning as I sat in the dentist
office), what do you think is stopping people moving to Linux (or any
other distro that is not M$ based)?
There were a few ideas that jumped around in mind head, and I was
wondering what everyone else thought?
My ideas were:
- Fear of the unknown
- Lived with M$ for all of their computer lives (leading back to above)
- Learning curve? (I know that with newer/certain distros, it's getting
very graphical, but there isn't any c:\ !)
- Hardware issues
What do you think?
Dave
My biggest fear when I got my laptop with Ubuntu preinstalled on it about two months ago
was support-at the end of the day you have to rely on an army of volunteers to help you-
which they have don't get me wrong - I love it now- but it was daunting at first
especially when you don't work in computing and don't know the jargon. Also how
would people know what it is? If I mention it to anyone they all say what the hell's
that- I only came upon it by chance when I was looking how to sort a virus issue out on
XP.
Anyway
Jenette_______________________________________________
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