On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Hyrum Wright wrote: > On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 12:46, Greg Felix wrote: > > Has anyone ever given their wife or grandma a Linux CD and wished them > > luck? Doing so, in my mind, would be the first step in finding out > > where Linux really is lacking for home users. > > Has anyone ever given their wife or grandma a *Windows* CD and wished > them luck? Probably not, because Windows comes preinstalled on most > machines that are sold out there. I doubt very many people would be > able to install and configure Windows, even with all the wizards and > such. I've had other developers ask me to help them install and > configure Windows. It's not as simple as some would imagine.
Incidentally, I /have/ given people a computer with Linux pre-installed, pre-configured, and told them, basically, "Good luck!" I can't say they've had any more difficulties than they would on a generic Windows machine. It has, however, been a learning experience as far as where Linux lacks as far as the desktop market goes. Does anybody else have similar experiences handing somebody a Linux box and waiting until they come crying for help? ~ ross -- This sentence would be seven words long if it were six words shorter. ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
