Eliran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Some windows users (that I know) *don't* know how to install the OS. > If we want these kind of users to use linux, we at least should make the > installation easier.
True story: Yesterday night an acquaintance asked me to help her with her computer. She was expecting a carpenter to work on her desk and bookshelves, so she wanted to move her computer away. The help she wanted from me was to disconnect the cables - she didn't know how to do that. I was happy to oblige. In the process she asked me the stereotypic question, "Do I need a modem to connect to the Internet?" I invited the question advising her where the phone cable should go and where the carpenter should make a duct for it. I doubt that she would care one way or another what OS was there, since she has no concept of OS. She probably wouldn't care whether or not she could read Word documents either, since I could convince her that some computers cannot read what other computers write (I consider it a true statement). The installation process would not be relevant for her, either. The biggest obstacle for Linux on _her_ desktop would probably be the games her grandchildren want to play when they visit her (coincidentally, the main purpose of her computer). -- Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "IBM is a pretty big company." [W. Gates] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
