Of course there are some exceptions, not all users care about the installation or reading/writing documents. But most do care.
About the games it's depend about what kind of games... Graphic games such as Quake 1-3 and Unreal works there even better than on win machines, games are available to purchase from locki. -- <a href="http://www.rootshell.be/~eg";>Eliran G.</a> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oleg Goldshmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 4:02 PM Subject: Re: Desktop Linux -- Linux lost > 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] > > ================================================================= 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]
