Re: Installation
On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:49:18 +0200, lee wrote:
> Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> writes:
>>>> When it comes to an OS, installation process can be considered
>>>> irrelevant. The real problems starts afterwards.
>>>
>>> It is irrelevant when you can't install the OS?
>>
>> No. It is irrelevant to consider the installation step as the source
>> problem because the installation variable can be easily avoided by 1)
>> buying a computer with pre-installed OS on it (Windows, MacOS, Ubuntu,
>> FreeDOS...) or 2) having a friend that installs it for you (Windows,
>> MacOS, Ubuntu, FreeDOS...).
>
> If you have these options ... I don't buy pre-build computers, and even
> if I would, why would I buy another one rather than use the one I
> already have? And are you going to pay for it? I don't have a friend
> who could install it for me.
>
> In any case, it is not irrelevant whether the OS can be installed or
> not. Who tries to install it doesn't matter.
(...)
Lee, one of my argumentation points was based precisely in this premise
("untechie users do not install their OSes¹") so if you want to discuss a
different thing based on your own experience because my user-case does
not match with yours, fine... you can open a new thread and start a new
debate there :-)
¹http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/09/msg00456.html
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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