On 11/12/13, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > On Tue, 2013-11-12 at 10:19 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: >> 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. > > It's complete nonsense.
Hi Ralph :) If fish, catch want you, subtlety yours improved needs be... > The listed software is software a Windows user > should use for those tasks, but it doesn't help to migrate from Linux to > Windows. O'contrare, the listed softwares is will yes definitely help to migrate from Linux to Windows. > The essential difference is what's under that GUI layer, so maybe Cygwin > is what a Windows user should install, Complete nonsense will help them to migrate away from it, but not to use it. > assumed it will run on the users I'm not sure about this... > Everybody who belongs to that user group should make a psycho therapy, perhaps... but let's not go there. > Install a Linux and call it Windows 2014 - super professional special > admin edition and this kind of user will have no issue, call it Linux > and they will ask you to remove it and reinstall Windows again. I agree :) This is a good point. Marketing can be quite important to perceptions. Depends on the person - more likely important to those in psychotherapy-needing group, but others too, I agree. Regards, Zenaan -- 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/caosgnssbt7pxgcp4pevnrafvhp4qfdr1ttn6tmkiuiktg1j...@mail.gmail.com
