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Re: Introducing Windows users to GNU/Linux during the holidays

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____/ Marti van Lin on Tuesday 22 Dec 2009 09:05 : \____

> Last weekend I witnessed a conversation between my brother Michel
> (MichellinZXRadical) and my brother in law Fred, discussing the boot
> times of Windows Vista.
> 
> Michel said: the boot time of Windows Vista on my machine is 10 minutes.
> 
> 10 minutes before he is actually able to run a program and Fred
> confirmed this.
> 
> I introduced them before to GNU/Linux, but up until now they ignored it.
> 
> We will be together again 2'nd day of Christmas and I feel the need to
> bring my laptop and show them the magic of GNU/Linux.
> 
> The boot time of my Ubuntu 9.10 installation takes exactly 48 seconds.
> After 48 seconds I am actually able to start a program.
> 
> I also want to show them some of the magnificent themes that are
> available for Gnome/Metacity. Because honestly the so called "themes"
> for XP, Vista and 7 are a joke :-)
> 
> And of course my 6 desktops, which I switch using the Cylinder
> deformation of the Compiz-Fusion cube.
> 
> I see it as a wonderful opportunity to introduce them to a mature
> Operating System.

People are just afraid of change. Have them set up with dual-boot to
overcome this fear.

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