[Sussex] July moot

[Nic James Ferrier]

linux at oneandoneis2.org writes:

> Quoting Gavin Stevens <starshine at gavmusic.uklinux.net>:
>
>> I have a few ideas I would like to share with the group regarding
>> encouraging home users to "follow the penguin".
>
>> Contributions & pearls of wisdom from the audience would, on this
>> occasion, be encouraged.
>
> Well, normally I'd say that the first thing to bear in mind is that  
> some users will always be happier sticking with Windows, so it's  
> important not to come across as one of those overbearing "Linux is  
> perfect in absolutely all ways and you're daft not to switch" zealots  
> :o)
>
> But I've spent this whole week using the public beta of Vista (for the  
> purposes of writing an "Upgrading to Vista vs. Switching to Linux"  
> article, I hasten to add) and frankly, I'm no longer sure I believe  
> that. So I'll just sit quietly ;o)

For the life of me I can't see what is contoversial or wrong with the
statement:

  Linux is perfect in absolutely all ways and you're daft not to
  switch [from Windows]

because in comparison to Windows it is perfect   /8->


Also, that is not really the point about why you should switch. You
should switch because software should be free. If we don't fight to
make it free then our computers will become like our cars... closed
systems that can have their behaviour changed without our consent and
only do what the manufacturer has preconfigured them to do.

That's really the point of free software: computers are so important
(much more important than cars for example) that we should not allow
any one party to control them.


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Nic Ferrier
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