Re: [TCLUG:8945] Linux for newbies (was Installfest was great)

[Mandar Vaze <mandar_v@yahoo.com>]

Recently I have heard of atleast 2 new distros that 
run on top of windoze. someone on the list (I think
Brian) downloaded winlinux today.

I have never used any of those myself. But I think 
that might be a good place to start, at least it will 
not scare off the people, who have no background of
unix whatsoever.

Once they are familiar with linux (from inside
windoze)
environment, they'll be ready to dual boot with linux
(if not ready to totally give up windoze)

just my $0.02

-Mandar

--- Amy Tebbe <atebbe@real-time.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 05, 1999 at 11:33:28AM -0400, Joel A.
> Koepp (jkoepp@atlas.socsci.umn.edu) wrote:
> 
> 
> <snip>
> > This is going to be a tricky subject to deal with
> for the community. Do
> > we:
> > 
> > A) Encourage anyone and everyone to install Linux,
> but not warn them of
> > the time and effort required to become truly
> competent with it? 
> > 
> > B) Warn people of these things and only suggest
> Linux to those that would
> > demonstrably benefit from running it?  (perhaps at
> the risk of seeming
> > haughty and elitist?)
> > 
> > C) Some other option I haven't thought of but
> which no doubt exists.
> 
> Joel -
> 
> I think you bring up some very important points. 
> Encouraging people
> to install/run linux without the prequisite computer
> knowledge
> and understanding could hurt the Linux movement. 
> It's likely that
> such users could become so frustrated that they may
> blame Linux
> and label it as difficult to learn and use.  The
> press gets their
> hands on that, puts their spin on it, and pretty
> soon everyone
> is bowing to Microsoft again.
> 
> Personally, I do not recommend Linux for everyone or
> in every situation.
> I think it's better for Linux in the long run to
> recommend it
> for problems it solves best.  If someone is looking
> for just another
> operating system or GUI to try, Linux is not the
> best choice.
> 
> Check out the Linux Advocacy-HOWTO:
> 
>
http://heaven.hamline.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Advocacy.html
> 
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