[Gllug] Linux users - sign petition to say you use BBC web site!

[Peter Childs]

On 07/11/2007, Christopher Hunter <chrisehunter at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 13:13 +0000, Peter Childs wrote:
>
> > If we want people to use linux then we have to show.
> >
> > 1. Its better than windows ie more stable less likely to crash
> > 2. everything they want will run.
> > 3. Some extra value added they can't do with otherwise *that they
> > actually want to do*
>
> 4. That Linux doesn't require time-consuming daily "anti-virus" and
> "anti-malware" updates and doesn't require any expensive annual
> subscriptions to these "services".
>
> 5.  Linux is no more "difficult" than Windows and actually, in many
> instances, is easier to use.
>
> As an addition to 3. above, show that Open Office is compatible with MS
> Office documents - this is often a major concern: "can I open my
> documents from work?"
>

oh and

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......

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.

Peter.
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