Re: Convincing someone to switch to Linux
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On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 10:44:51PM +0000, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > The "solution" that they decided on (not yet implemented) is to keep
> > the aging machines and purchase one new Dell machine with
> > WinXP/OfficeXP.
>
> Good arguments, and likely to go nowhere so long as the people you're
> dealing with have no GNU/Linux exposure.
Actually, it still works. Before General Motors, people only drove
Fords. People hadn't ever been exposed to a GM vehicle before.
Obviously people found there were advantages to GM vehicles over
Fords, or everybody would be still be driving Fords to this day.
Claiming that operating systems are any different from any other kind
of decision is stupidity of the highest orer and should actively be
discouraged.
> People do stupid things all day long for the least of reasons.
Heh, if people stopped doing stupid things for no reason, tech support
and public safety types would all be out of jobs. It would be nice if
society would evolve already and put us out of jobs, though.
> For starters: Knoppix makes a *great* GNU/Linux introduction.
I use it as my OS at work because I really, really can't stand working
in Windows. Works like a charm.
> No installation hassles, no risk, no configuration.
Actually, you can do configuration, but you need a floppy disk to save
it to.
> And if none of that works, float your resume. There *are* GNU/Linux
> jobs out there, and with time you're likely to land one.
I wish I could find them...
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.''`. Baloo Ursidae <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org>
: :' : proud Debian admin and user
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