[Sussex] RE: Linux and the Average User

[Alex Craddock]

teenagers go on peer pressure even though they dont realise it, and
msn :/ which is the main pulling point of MS. I know you can get the
msn protocol though gaim but it doesn't have the same functionality,
like a silly little description thingy next to your name now (yes i
use msn on both my windows machine and my linux mahcine). Although my
windows xp installation broke and i dont have a copy anywhere to hand
so i am stuck with linux all the time now, and for some strange reason
i dont mind.

Took me a few days to configure it all, but it was like when at
university didnt have a T.V. and didnt miss it.

On 7/12/05, Dave Chapman <linux-lists at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 July 2005 13:03, Gareth Ablett wrote:
> >  From: Geoffrey Teale [mailto:gteale at cmedresearch.com]
> >  Subject: Re: [Sussex] RE: Linux and the Average User
> >
> > > On Tuesday 12 July 2005 11:55, Richie Jarvis wrote:
> > > > > Users don't want to have to configure anything. They just "want it
> >
> > too
> >
> > > > > work". Not too spend hours/days/weeks (in my case years), trying
> >
> > to
> >
> > > > > learn how something works, just too get it to "go"!
> > >
> > > Actually, as MH and I have discussed off list, users say that, but
> >
> > they have
> >
> > > double standards.  They are used to jumping through all manner of
> >
> > hoops to
> >
> > > get Windows and MS Office to "just work", but the slightest bump in
> >
> > the road
> >
> > > with Linux causes them to run screaming.
> >
> > If we can work out why this is then would could make Linux even more
> > inviting to new users, Is it because of;
> > A) the tech support guy at wanadoo said we don't support linux.
> > B) Because you get a nice fluffy blue screen (BSOD) when everything goes
> > wrong.
> > C) Because I know windows should do it I just need to play a bit harder.
> > (Therefore meaning that due to lack of knowledge in Linux puts people
> > off.)
> >
> > As soon as linux gets introduced as an alternative at a younger age you
> > will see attitudes change.
> My boys computer has Win2K and Linux onit.
> Some time ago I removed Win2k from the Grub menu so they had no choice but to
> use Linux which they have become quite used to.
> Now that I have put Win2K back they keep using that even tho they have to
> select it.
> When asked why the answer is "Duno"
> Teenagers eh
> 
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