On 11/12/13, David F <deb...@meta-dynamic.com> wrote: > On 11/10/2013 10:17 AM, thomas aylward wrote: >> how does a novice begin with debian? Tom
> The reason why I bring this up is that when a user tries to switch from a > proprietary OS to a free OS, the switching of the core operating system is > likely nearly invisible to them; but they often are also switching many of > the applications that they use every day, and this is where it becomes such > a difficult transition and a steep learning curve. > > But, some (many?) of these free software applications can also run on > proprietary OSs (2). So, my advice to a novice who is using a proprietary > OS and wants to begin with Debian, or any other free OS, is to start by > using free software on their proprietary OS. ACK Double ACK Very good suggestion here. I've made the same suggestion more times than I can count, and re specific software in most cases (adding "the more free/libre software you are using, the easier it is to jump away from PROPRIETARY_OS), eg audacity, firefox, thunderbird, libreoffice, gimp, truecrypt and a long list more of course. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caosgnstqhzs2xxwmh1amtuossxa63hf0vh+qhm8os+gudwm...@mail.gmail.com
