I agree that if someone is a power-user they shouldn't need much assistance in migrating from Windows. But with the downturn in the economy, the "failure" of Vista, the upcoming release of Windows 7 and the netbook wars, if there ever was a time for the average user to be wooed to Linux, this is it. Like it or not dual booting is probably going to be one of the keys to success as most people think they can't live without Windows.
Trybuntu.com offers a guide that provides detailed instructions on how to set up a dual boot machine and install all of the extra restricted goodies with a nifty free shell script. With a guide like this hopefully the slightly-above-average Windows user will test the linux waters and realize that most people can easily get by without Windows.
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I agree that if someone is a power-user they shouldn't need much assistance in migrating from Windows. But with the downturn in the economy, the "failure" of Vista, the upcoming release of Windows 7 and the netbook wars, if there ever was a time for the average user to be wooed to Linux, this is it. Like it or not dual booting is probably going to be one of the keys to success as most people think they can't live without Windows.
Trybuntu.com offers a guide that provides detailed instructions on how to set up a dual boot machine and install all of the extra restricted goodies with a nifty free shell script. With a guide like this hopefully the slightly-above-average Windows user will test the linux waters and realize that most people can easily get by without Windows.