The only problem I have seen with introducing newbs to Linux through Knoppix is, unless they install it on their hard drives (and somehow they never do), the distro they end up with is different, and they then are confused.
"Why is the menu different?"
"Where'd my [insert app name here] go?"
"How come I don't have [insert app name here] anymore?"
I was never brave enough to try installing it on anyone's hard drive without some prior experience, and never had the space on my own. Other than that, it's great as an introduction.
Seems to me they have a goldmine of opportunity here... because it's not so much that people started out wanting to screw the record labels. They only seriously started wanting to do that when the likes of the RIAA started acting like assholes and pissing them off.
Remember this, which they seem to have forgotten (along with such other notables as Microsoft, etc.):
The customer is who pays your bills. Pissing off customers eventually gets your company dead.
So it looks more to me like, "We're so big that the customer doesn't matter anymore. So we'll just screw them and then when they dare to get upset, we'll sue them, too."
Now I personally hope the RIAA does die on their feet, because I just want to see them die.
And no, I'm not a file trader. I gave up on buying CDs long ago because of all this, and unlike a lot of people, I just gave up on music that isn't on the radio, period. And honestly... I don't listen to that much either. It's not worth my time to download music for the same reason I quit using Windows: I wouldn't want someone to steal what I put out if they're not willing to pay what I ask for it, so why should I steal someone else's work if I am not willing to pay what's being asked for it? I really do respect the artists, because in my own way, I'm an artist, too.
Now all we need is for a few dozen million more people to do this same thing, and we'll be rid of the RIAA forever.
Like that's going to happen.
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What I don't understand is... with such successes using such (now) old technology... what could we achieve with something that would be relatively modern in comparison? Like, say, from 1996 even? Why are we not doing more along these lines now that we have 64 bit super-hyper-ultra-mega processors in comparison? We don't even need to be sending a 32 GHz processor out there... we could use the ones that are being thrown away by the truckload every day and still whip the pants off the ones that are from the 70's....
Have to say, I agree with Satanic Puppy on this one.... you're never going to satisfactorily replace REAL PEOPLE for everything no matter how tempting it is to save a few bucks in the process. Not if you don't want to suffer even more than we are now with all these ridiculous things going on.
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The only problem I have seen with introducing newbs to Linux through Knoppix is, unless they install it on their hard drives (and somehow they never do), the distro they end up with is different, and they then are confused. "Why is the menu different?" "Where'd my [insert app name here] go?" "How come I don't have [insert app name here] anymore?" I was never brave enough to try installing it on anyone's hard drive without some prior experience, and never had the space on my own. Other than that, it's great as an introduction.
Jenna Elfman works. :)
And unfortunately, the RIAA will get away with it because those same twenty-somethings don't have the common sense to band together or vote.
I have even abandoned the ease of use that Mandrake offers in favor of FreeBSD! Now that's easy!
Easier and more stable and reliable? Not gonna die soon.
In my case, I have about 5 years experience with Linux and maybe 6 months worth with FreeBSD.
I was just about to post the same exact sentiment...
Seems to me they have a goldmine of opportunity here... because it's not so much that people started out wanting to screw the record labels. They only seriously started wanting to do that when the likes of the RIAA started acting like assholes and pissing them off.
Remember this, which they seem to have forgotten (along with such other notables as Microsoft, etc.):
The customer is who pays your bills. Pissing off customers eventually gets your company dead.
So it looks more to me like, "We're so big that the customer doesn't matter anymore. So we'll just screw them and then when they dare to get upset, we'll sue them, too."
Now I personally hope the RIAA does die on their feet, because I just want to see them die.
And no, I'm not a file trader. I gave up on buying CDs long ago because of all this, and unlike a lot of people, I just gave up on music that isn't on the radio, period. And honestly... I don't listen to that much either. It's not worth my time to download music for the same reason I quit using Windows: I wouldn't want someone to steal what I put out if they're not willing to pay what I ask for it, so why should I steal someone else's work if I am not willing to pay what's being asked for it? I really do respect the artists, because in my own way, I'm an artist, too.
Now all we need is for a few dozen million more people to do this same thing, and we'll be rid of the RIAA forever.
Like that's going to happen.
What I don't understand is... with such successes using such (now) old technology... what could we achieve with something that would be relatively modern in comparison? Like, say, from 1996 even? Why are we not doing more along these lines now that we have 64 bit super-hyper-ultra-mega processors in comparison? We don't even need to be sending a 32 GHz processor out there... we could use the ones that are being thrown away by the truckload every day and still whip the pants off the ones that are from the 70's....
Have to say, I agree with Satanic Puppy on this one.... you're never going to satisfactorily replace REAL PEOPLE for everything no matter how tempting it is to save a few bucks in the process. Not if you don't want to suffer even more than we are now with all these ridiculous things going on.