If Walmart can get people to use linux on the desktop, we should all be grateful. This "superior" attitude of some linux users vis a vis the ordinary user is simply inappropriate.
I haven't tried lindows although I might. If the program warehouse really works (Imagine, certified software that works. Is this really true?) I'll be interested in it for a desktop machine, not a server. The "Walmart crowd" is a very large segment of the buying public. I say welcome to them! Joel On Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 08:16:03PM -0700, Net Llama! wrote: > Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > > Ken Moffat wrote: > > > >>On Morning Edition on NPR this morning they had a special on Walmart > >>selling lindows computers. Not a bad audio clip. If you'd like to hear > >>it check www.npr.org, then under programs choose Morning Edition, Latest > >>program, and scroll down to the Lindows link. (You Need realplay8.) > > > > > > Did the NPR report mention that Lindows is a rather light installation, > > and that you have to subscribe (to the tune of $100 or so) to download > > productivity apps? > > yes, it did. > > > > > I don't think Lindows will make friends for Linux with its current > > marketing model. > > its marketing model isn't intended to make friends with linux. its > meant for the walmart crowd, who in most cases struggle to find the > POWER button. > > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > L. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo: http://netllama.ipfox.com > > 8:15pm up 84 days, 3:01, 2 users, load average: 0.23, 0.14, 0.21 > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
