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Ubuntu 9.04 For the Windows Power User
crazipper writes "Know a Windows power user who is (honestly) good with technology, but hasn't yet warmed to Linux? Tom's Hardware just posted a guide to installing and using Ubuntu 9.04, written specifically for the MS crowd (in other words, it talks about file systems, mount points, app installation, etc). Hopefully, by the end, your 'friend' will realize just how easy Ubuntu can be to use and start down a long path of exploration with a new operating system."
In the fine summary, I mean.
Scare quotes? Like "he's not really my friend, I'm humoring him until he coverts to Linux."?
"so-called" quotes? Like "He's more than a friend, but I won't come out of the closet for him."?
I don't get it. It's distracting. It reduces whatever value this tutorial may have had. It certainly seems to reinforce the arrogant attitude "You're smart, I don't understand why you aren't doing exactly what I do."
Welcome to the Panopticon. Used to be a prison, now it's your home.
trying to separate CentOS from RedHat.
OMG how dare you! They are completely different.
Actually, I was gonna make a joke involving crowbars, but I don't think it would work.
And yeah, I do run CentOS on the household server. I like the RedHat heritage without the RedHat pricetag or the Fedora churn. YMMV. At least I'm qualified to fanboi about CentOS, even if I have enough clue not to.
Welcome to the Panopticon. Used to be a prison, now it's your home.
perhaps Ubuntu will gain some (damned) soles.
The last thing Linux needs is cursed footwear!
Sorry...
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I once read a thread where posters advocated Firefox by trying to convince everyone else they were dumbasses for using IE. By the end of it, one person was completely convinced that the only reason anyone used Firefox is because they were bullied into it.
So when dealing with these issues, whether it be a web browser, an OS, or any other lifestyle choice, it's best to let people choose on their own.
And then you can call them a dumbass BEHIND their back.
There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
it would be nice to have seen the author pay heed to the fact that people don't use computers for their operating systems
Whoa there cowboy! This is Slashdot. This is where OSes are for religious zealotry. What are these applications of which you speak?
That's a bit like what happened when I tried to get my brother to switch to Ubuntu. When I called him later and asked him how it was working for him, he informed me that he had switched back to Windows.
His reason? "I couldn't get the antivirus to install."
"Operating systems suck: you're better off using only the BIOS" --trainsaw.com
I say mod this +1 just for having a post which deserves to be modded down, but manages not to fit into any of the -1 categories.
"The GPL is viral by design, like any good religion."
Netbook + MX Revolution?
And that doesn't seem like a weird combination to you?
You overestimate the skills of a Windoze "power user". They are usually hardly more skilled than a 12 year old script kiddie.
How old are you? 11?
"They will have problems where ever they go."
Too true. I remember a friend of mine doing tech support at this big company and he told me that some woman had run out of hard drive space so she started deleting things because she never used those files.
She started in the Windows directory.
You say that like it's a bad thing. If you know what you're doing, there's loads of useless crap in the Windows directory.
What are these applications of which you speak?
vim, ssh, screen, a decent terminal (cygwin doesn't count), partimage, rysnc, apache, postfix, courier, squirrelmail, etc.
Fixed that for you.
The real "Libtards" are the Libertarians!
She got frustrated trying to delete the kernel...
Nice 17 pages Ubuntu install guide. The 850 pages guide "Getting used to Open Office from MS Office" is yet to come.
Slashdot, fix the reply notifications... You won't get away with it...
Wait, wait... lemme get this straight... your GIRLFRIEND suggested you try Linux? Something doesn't smell right here.
Eh, what the hell: Where can I meet a girl like this?
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It was a crisis for him, and as far as I'm concerned he's a total sweetie. And it was a weekend.
It's good to have friends you can be like that with, ya know?
Hmm, I don't think I've EVER heard one man refer to another as "a total sweetie."
However, I agree that it's good to have friends that you know you can call at 2am.
Last night I played a blank tape at full volume. The mime next door went nuts.
Like the guy said, loads of useless crap.