Is there anything else that should be done to maximize the utility of their systems, as well as make their first experience with Linux a great one?"
1. No zealotism ("Windows is closed source, therefore it's bad. You can everything on Linux. It's way better, etc.") - this is bad. There is no need to do it. Set up dual boot, let them choose whatever they want.
2. Install basic things - codecs, xmms, firestarter, mplayer, etc.
3. Tell the the truth (like gaming on linux). Tell them pros and cons. It's pretty much like step #1.
Oh, suuure, the _world_ isn't ready... Suuuure, let's blame everyone else, riiiighttt...
Ok... So the world is not ready for not having software that just-works(tm)? It's not ready for no-games(tm)? It's not ready for hey-why-doesn't-my-printer-work(tm)? [/SARCASM] No, wait, I think I get it now... Maybe, just maybe, linux is not suitable for their needs?...
Umm, hello? WHat's so cool about that? It should be allowed by DEFAULT! It's like... allowing free speech... I mean, it shouldn't even be denied in the first place!
The answer to your original question... Hmm, Hmmm, I don't know, maybe 5? No wait, 10?
It was said that Win98 was superb and xp would suck. Now xp's cools and vista sucks? Wait a few years and we will hear that vista "ROOLZ" and there is no need to upgrade.
Now, about those users... Say I'm an average Joe. I get a new shiny OS with lots of cools features. Had XP, now have Vista. I won't migrate.
Say I'm Klaidas. I dual boot. Had XP and Edgy, will have Vista and Feisty. Why would I delete my windows partition?
Say I'm a linux zealot. Why would I go to the shop for just looking at that box anyway?
1. Go to a linux forum
2. Enter search "Windows"
3. Look at a list with "Bye bye Weendoz!!!! roflmayonaise i migrated!!!"
4. Find some "LOL WTF LEENOOKS zuck!!! I'm back to my win!!! lol!!!" in bettween the entries on line 3
5. ???
6. Presentation!
Huh, what do you mean no games?! There are plenty of them:
1. Extreme Man Page Reading
2. Obscure error puzzle palace
3. Mega Nmap Death Ping
4. Ksolitaire
5. sudo
6. IRC
7. Learning Emacs
I could go on and on!
Ok, let's close the sarcasm tag for now. This is not news. How did it get to the front page? It has been obvious for years.
Sooo, if Mark said that "pretty" is a feature, will we see less members of the I-hate-vista-because-a-lot-of-people-will-use-it-a nd-also-it-looks-nice-so-it's-even-worse-and-it-ha s-nothing-my-good- old-terminal-couldn't-do club?
Well, duh, of course it's problematic if you use a server with RAID and remotely upgrade from a long term support to an edgy distribution (6.06 was supposed to be rock stable, and edgy to be a little unstable and, um... edgy, remember?)
On the other hand, it's easy for me to say that - I did a clean install...
All in all, edgy disappointed me - nothing REALLY new, and now this article about updgrades going wild...
Why is there a Debian icon here? Yeah, I know, "ubuntu is based on debian", etc. But if the distro is THAT popular, you might wanna get an icon for Ubuntu too.
The safest thing is not to use a computer:)
Clean install is good if you just play/mess/etc with it, but if you have some nicely configured system you might better want to upgrade it.
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Heh ;) :D
However, that gaming on linux article is the most true article I've ever found there. I mean, come on, don't tell me that's not true!
6.10 \o/ \o/
Most problems are experienced while upgrading, not while simply clean installing.
2. Install basic things - codecs, xmms, firestarter, mplayer, etc.
3. Tell the the truth (like gaming on linux). Tell them pros and cons. It's pretty much like step #1.
Do you think they'll bother reading if they don't really care that much?
Hmm, hmm, what's wrong with that title? Oh, I don't know, maybe there needs to be an apostrophe?!
Come on editors, this isn't an AOL chatroom...
Oh, suuure, the _world_ isn't ready... Suuuure, let's blame everyone else, riiiighttt...
Ok... So the world is not ready for not having software that just-works(tm)? It's not ready for no-games(tm)? It's not ready for hey-why-doesn't-my-printer-work(tm)? [/SARCASM]
No, wait, I think I get it now... Maybe, just maybe, linux is not suitable for their needs?...
The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLabckoPC0g&eurl= ;)
Ok, no need to mod me up. This is not informative at all. I just wanted to take this post away from karma wh**es
They're mad because their servers couldn't stand against traffic?
The answer to your original question... Hmm, Hmmm, I don't know, maybe 5? No wait, 10?
It was said that Win98 was superb and xp would suck. Now xp's cools and vista sucks? Wait a few years and we will hear that vista "ROOLZ" and there is no need to upgrade.
Now, about those users... Say I'm an average Joe. I get a new shiny OS with lots of cools features. Had XP, now have Vista. I won't migrate.
Say I'm Klaidas. I dual boot. Had XP and Edgy, will have Vista and Feisty. Why would I delete my windows partition?
Say I'm a linux zealot. Why would I go to the shop for just looking at that box anyway?
1. Go to a linux forum
2. Enter search "Windows"
3. Look at a list with "Bye bye Weendoz!!!! roflmayonaise i migrated!!!"
4. Find some "LOL WTF LEENOOKS zuck!!! I'm back to my win!!! lol!!!" in bettween the entries on line 3
5. ???
6. Presentation!
No, but you can run Linux on your watch!
Huh, what do you mean no games?! There are plenty of them:
1. Extreme Man Page Reading
2. Obscure error puzzle palace
3. Mega Nmap Death Ping
4. Ksolitaire
5. sudo
6. IRC
7. Learning Emacs
I could go on and on!
Ok, let's close the sarcasm tag for now. This is not news. How did it get to the front page? It has been obvious for years.
Malicious code can damage your computer. New bugs can be found on a patched system. News at 11.
Sooo, if Mark said that "pretty" is a feature, will we see less members of the I-hate-vista-because-a-lot-of-people-will-use-it-a nd-also-it-looks-nice-so-it's-even-worse-and-it-ha s-nothing-my-good- old-terminal-couldn't-do club?
Well, duh, of course it's problematic if you use a server with RAID and remotely upgrade from a long term support to an edgy distribution (6.06 was supposed to be rock stable, and edgy to be a little unstable and, um... edgy, remember?)
On the other hand, it's easy for me to say that - I did a clean install...
All in all, edgy disappointed me - nothing REALLY new, and now this article about updgrades going wild...
Why is there a Debian icon here? Yeah, I know, "ubuntu is based on debian", etc. But if the distro is THAT popular, you might wanna get an icon for Ubuntu too.
The safest thing is not to use a computer :)
Clean install is good if you just play/mess/etc with it, but if you have some nicely configured system you might better want to upgrade it.
No, editors, seriously...
You'd better post something about Ubuntu 6.10 being released or something...
Shouldn't it be http://fredericiana.com/2006/10/24/from-redmond-wi th-love/ ?
I guess there's some patent problem on /. too? :)
Shouldn't the title say....ON Tuesday?