How to Encourage Use of OSS?
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| "I repair computers as a side line cause I want to keep up on what's going
| on in the world of computer technicians. When someone comes to me with a
| problem, if I have to reinstall I first try to convince them to install
| Ubuntu. For now I only have 25% of success, mostly because they usually
| use an app. or some hardware that would complicate their experience too
| much. When I install Windows, I also install Firefox, OpenOffice, VLC,
| Winamp (not open source but if they eventually switch to Linux, XMMS
| won't scare them), and CDex to drive them off Windows Media Player andD
| RM. I then take 15 to 30 minutes free of charge to explain to them the
| basics of their new software. For my part, I mostly got positive
| response. I'd say 80% of it is positive feedback...
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http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/23/2328254&from=rss
Sounds similar to what I do. Too bad installed base isn't being counted, as
opposed to 'market share'...
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