[Wolves] Dell

[Simon B]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wolves-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk 
> [mailto:wolves-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Kevanf1
> Sent: 13 October 2005 10:38
> To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] Dell
> 
> On 13/10/05, David Goodwin <dg at clocksoft.com> wrote:
> 
> > Unfortunately to the average punter in the street, a PC 
> runs MS Windows;
> > if it doesn't it's probably a Mac (and they're no good 
> because there's a
> > high chance your existing software won't run on it, and you won't be
> > able to easily find software to run on it....)
> >
> >
> 
> David.  The words "nail" and "head" come to mind with that statement. 
> It sums up Joe Public's idea of computing perfectly...
> 
> I tried to do my little bit to push Linux on Saturday.  A guy came to
> my house to pick up some software that I was selling (something to run
> on Microsoft).  I handed him an Ubuntu 5.04 set and explained that it
> was free.... I didn't push it too much just a "try it", you just just
> might like it :-)


I agree that most of the public probably do think like that, though I
havnt met amny like that to be perfectly honest, but it isnt a case of
ignoreance is bliss. I've done some IT training in the past believe it
or not so I get the idea heh.

I try to advocate linux where I can, especially to small businesses as I
have worked with and for a huge amount of SME's and I've sucessfully got
some of them into the open sourced way of thinking, even if tis not
quite using Linux.