----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 6:52
PM
Subject: Re: "Red Hat recommends Windows
for consumers"
all I have to say is that I personally want linux to rule the desktop,
simply because I will stand to make alot of money when big companies
start picking it up. a lot of us will, in fact.
Not until Broderbund releases a Calendar Creator that works with
Linux. Ditto for Reader Rabbit, Math Blaster, etc, etc, ad nauseum.
Or not until wine begins running these and every windoze app that
everyone uses flawlessly, which hopefully happens soon.
david
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My experience with the wonderful world of Linux
and end users - or normal people. My sister needed a laptop to help her start
a new business writing grant proposals. I figured I'd help by buying her a
laptop (used, but still good, a Dell Latitude PIII, 256Meg RAM, 12 Gig hard
disk, CD-RW, external floppy, Xircom 10/100+56 card. I tested Mandrake
9.1, SuSE 8.2 Personal and Knoppix installed to harddisk. Decided to ship it
with SuSE with all updates done, and with OOo 1.1.0 and Scribus 1.0.1. Paid
for Internet access, and configured dial on demand. Also configured
KMail,Evolution, Mozilla Mail and KNode.
She called today. Had a problem with it
(trouble-shooting was turn it upside down and shake it). Brought it to
computer repair shop. He installed non-licensed Windows and MS Office. I'm
discouraged. It truely was 'point 'n click'. Everything was installed, tested
and working. Literally plug it in, turn it on, connect the included phone cord
and your online. Just click the Seagull and you have a choice of OOo1.0.2
or OOo1.1.0.
Think I want my SuSE 8.2 Personal boxed set, SuSE
Live Eval CD, and boot floppy back! But on the good side, my 7 year old son
and 14 year old son are perfectly comfortable with SuSE, Mandrake and RedHat.
Maybe Debian in a while.