Re: How to start using a free OS (was: Why Debian)

2013-11-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2013-11-12 at 14:09 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Tue, 2013-11-12 at 23:01 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > > 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 r

Re: How to start using a free OS (was: Why Debian)

2013-11-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2013-11-12 at 23:01 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > 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

Re: How to start using a free OS (was: Why Debian)

2013-11-12 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 11/12/13, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Tue, 2013-11-12 at 10:19 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: >> On 11/12/13, David F 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

Re: How to start using a free OS (was: Why Debian)

2013-11-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2013-11-12 at 10:19 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On 11/12/13, David F 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,

Re: How to start using a free OS (was: Why Debian)

2013-11-11 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 11/12/13, David F 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 invisib

How to start using a free OS (was: Why Debian)

2013-11-11 Thread David F
On 11/10/2013 10:17 AM, thomas aylward wrote: how does a novice begin with debian? Tom I think there is some confusion that is introduced when we call a distribution like Debian an "operating system," which used to be a term used for the software that interacts with hardware, loads and runs