__/ [ thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 08 September 2006 15:02
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> Meat Plow <meat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I've set up several linux desktops of various distros for friends who
>> are average PC users who have no desire or need or feel they're missing
>> something by using Windows.
>
> We just converted my girlfriend's stepmother to Linux. She used her PC
> only for writing a few simple documents and playing computer card games.
> She tried out Open Office on Windows XP for a while (rather than pay
> for a copy of MS-Office) and it worked fine for her needs. She
> recently got a broadband connection and her computer was quickly
> infected with malware. We discussed repairing Windows and installing
> firewall + antivirus software. We also mentioned converting to Linux.
> She asked "Can I still run OpenOffice?" Check. "Can I play FreeCell?"
> Check. I mentioned a few of the other card and puzzle games I know
> are available for Linux. We told her that she would be unable to
> just buy software at Best Buy and install it. That didn't matter to
> her... she wanted to be certain of not being hit with malware again.
>
> I suspect that these stealth conversions are happening more often than
> the big analyst firms and trend trackers realize. They may be drops
> in the ocean now, but even a gentle drizzle can saturate the ground
> and cause noticeable flooding if it goes on long enough.
Grassroots computing
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| Currently, only 16 percent of PC users in the United States have Linux,
| and although that percentage pleases Szmajda and Joe Monti, the club's
| other co-president, those numbers seem woefully small for an operating
| system that is virtually hassle-proof.
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It's all about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Installed_base
NOT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_share
best wishes,
Roy
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