Re: [PLUG] Beginner's Guide to Linux?

[schwepes@netaxs.com]

I still remember the stupid messeges that came up on the screen while I
was loading Windows 98 which were telling me how much fun I would have
with this new operating system.  I'd already bought the damned thing so
propaganda was neither necessary or helping as their clock which claimed
loading would take thirty minutes and down must have been relating to
an object going very close to the speed of light and not to what was
happening on my standard clock.
When people get a linux made simple cd, they don't need the propaganda.
they really need those factoids that get them over the hurdles such as
how to make drivers work so that they can use it.  Usually, they have
already been properly propagandized by the memory hogging slow Windows
already installed.
bs


On Thu, 16 Aug 2007, Matthew Rosewarne wrote:

> On Wednesday 15 August 2007, Brent Saner wrote:
> > BTW, this is for a LiveCD that's being developed...trying to make a
> > "propaganda" disc. "see? linux isn't so scary after all. silly windows
> > user!"
>
> Be careful with propaganda.  If you promise something that Linux just can't
> deliver, and people find that out, they not only won't trust you in the
> future, but they won't trust Linux or Free software.
>
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