How Do You Advocate Linux in 5 Minutes?

xtracto writes "I just returned from buying certain Linux magazine. While looking at the 'Computing' stand in the library, and right after I grabbed a copy of the Linux magazine, a guy asked me if I used Linux. After that, the man told me he had tried to use Linux, but he had found it difficult. I told him the first things that came to my mind: that it depended on the distribution (he tried Kubuntu). I recommended him to look for a Linux User Group near his hometown (he told me he didn't live near a city). What would you tell these kinds of people? Not so long ago, and to my surprise, a relative who is completely computer illiterate started talking about Linux, but the general thought is that 'it is harder than Windows'. How do you advocate Linux to people who are more comfortable using Windows?"

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LInux advocacy

[AlHunt]

How do you advocate Linux to people who are more comfortable using Windows?"

I don't think you do. Possibly you could ask him/her what motivated them to try Linux in the first place and build on that. Until someone is willing to climb the learning curve they're probably not going to be a Linux user.

Re:Quickest idea

[juan2074]

LiveCD's.

Exactly. They won't have to install the OS to try it out. And they can see how Linux works on their own computer without changing anything.