[sclug] Post: See you later Linux

[mskadu@gmail.com]

Neil,

> Linux probably has to be better and easier to use than Windows in order
> to attract people away from something ubiquitous that they are familiar
> with, and it is a little short of that just now. But it is getting there.
>

My point exactly. Thanks.

- Mayuresh

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Neil Haughton <
haughtonomous at googlemail.com> wrote:

> >
> >
> > > But arent LUG members encouraged to distribute live-cds to just about
> > > anyone? Also, Isnt pushing adoption to the non-techie user one of it's
> > > advocates key objectives?
> > >
> > > - Mayuresh
> > >
> > <snip>
> >
> > You make it sound like LUG's are a cult, meant to force as many people to
> > convert as we can.
> > Although there are some people who are like that, things like that do
> > happen
> > everywhere and I hate it when I see it.
>
>
> I agree with that last remark. PMFBI but isn't this argument getting tired
> and tiresome?  It's just software, after all.
>
> For the record I use Linux at home, I use Windows at work, and I can
> honestly say they both have their delights and their frustrations. The
> truth
> is surely that Windows (XP onwards) and Linux distros like Ubuntu are
> probably both good enough for most people, in the same way that our current
> technically flawed crop of 'family' motor cars are good enough for most
> people, as are fridges, washing machines, etc. Linux probably has to be
> better and easier to use than Windows in order to attract people away from
> something ubiquitous that they are familiar with, and it is a little short
> of that just now. But it is getting there.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neil
>



-- 
Mayuresh