On 08/05/2005, at 15:40, Dan Kaspi wrote:
I tried to convince somebody I know to move to Linux at home and
at work. I am myself an advocate user of Linux at work and at home.
He argued that migrating to Linux will takes time because you need to learn
many new things; The security solution of XP (the XP firewall) and
the free antispyware sw are enough for him; And he isn't convinced
that it is worth to inverst time in migating to Linux.
Are there other Linux benefits which I can pose for moving to Linux ? (except the idea of moving to open and free source).
Frankly, I prefer the "Two step approach"- don't attempt to convince users to jump onto linux at once (which takes time, changing habits and coping with a learning curve), but rather get the person to use as much FLOSS applications as possible.
That way, a future transition to Linux will be much faster and easier (many applications will be the same, many habits won't need to change), and many times the user himself will ask about moving to Linux after using FLOSS for a while.
And if he doesn't? Well, this isn't all or nothing. He will still be using FLOSS software, and spreading freedom.
Also, from I have seen, having users move to Linux without them really wanting to is a great way to create "anti" and "Linux is horrible" attitudes, which can close the door for Linux for a long time (and you never know where the person's influence will reach).
So, to sum up, IMO the most effective Linux evangelism is soft and patient, not a hard sell.
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Shoshannah Forbes
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