<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 07/11/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername">Christopher Hunter</b> <<a href="mailto:chrisehunter@blueyonder.co.uk">chrisehunter@blueyonder.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 13:13 +0000, Peter Childs wrote:<br><br>> If we want people to use linux then we have to show.<br>><br>> 1. Its better than windows ie more stable less likely to crash<br>> 2. everything they want will run.
<br>> 3. Some extra value added they can't do with otherwise *that they<br>> actually want to do*<br><br>4. That Linux doesn't require time-consuming daily "anti-virus" and<br>"anti-malware" updates and doesn't require any expensive annual
<br>subscriptions to these "services".<br><br>5. Linux is no more "difficult" than Windows and actually, in many<br>instances, is easier to use.<br><br>As an addition to 3. above, show that Open Office is compatible with MS
<br>Office documents - this is often a major concern: "can I open my<br>documents from work?"<br></blockquote></div><br>oh and <br><br>6. does not required repeated rebooting to install the slightest of updates or due to an application failure, The old firefox dies and takes the entire os with it......
<br><br>But its very difficult to tell people "there is another way" (to quote nationwide advert) when they are so used to having to use a hammer about once a day to keep there machine running.<br><br>Peter.<br>