... as I'm just setting up my first 'official' linux box for someone. This person has never owned a computer and professes to know about 10% on how to use one, so I'm going to toss Ubuntu on it and hope for the best.
That was exactly the case with my younger sister. We use the same box that dual boots Ubuntu edgy and Windows XP. I reboot in Windows only to use Dreamweaver. She just finds windows desktop too complex compared to linux and never uses it. So, I really think that for people with no previous exprerience, linux is an easy choice.
I completely agree with u! Out of the box linux really supports a wider range of hardware, especially if compared with new Microsoft OSes. I remember for example when Windows XP came out, I had to wait 2 years for a TV card driver. I think the first years of Vista will also be a mess (especially now that we have both 32/64 bit). I have a similar story with my non-geek sister(ubuntu user). She is only 17 and has never really been used to windows (and bad windows habits). So now, after about a year of using exclusively ubuntu, finds windows extremely uncomfortable. Ubuntu is also sexy ( http://antonis.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/sexy-ubunt u-logos/ )
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Out of the box linux really supports a wider range of hardware, especially if compared with new Microsoft OSes. I remember for example when Windows XP came out, I had to wait 2 years for a TV card driver. I think the first years of Vista will also be a mess (especially now that we have both 32/64 bit).
I have a similar story with my non-geek sister(ubuntu user). She is only 17 and has never really been used to windows (and bad windows habits). So now, after about a year of using exclusively ubuntu, finds windows extremely uncomfortable.
Ubuntu is also sexy ( http://antonis.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/sexy-ubun