Hi I often meet people with small businesses and most struggle with the concept of open source software. My simple aim is to make them aware that there are alternatives to MS and Mac for them to consider.
Without wanting to debate the subtleties (open source / licences / distros) that have been covered in the past, does anyone know of a well written piece which I can refer people to? Requirements are: less than one side of A4 (preferably a paragraph) very plain language - it's for people who treat a computer like a toaster, turn it on and it works balanced view I acknowledge the fact that many people expect something as complex as a computer to be as simple as a toaster, but frankly that is not the point. I would like to highlight: it usually works reliably and quickly it is often free of charge it is less prone to viruses there is no catch. I have the most problems with the latter - in a business context people think that not charging for something does not make sense, so therefore there must be a catch or the software is useless. Thanks -- Ed
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