__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Tuesday 06 June 2006 22:00 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Mark Kent
> <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Tue, 6 Jun 2006 19:06:22 +0100
> <upsgl3-6v2.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> __/ [ William Poaster ] on Tuesday 06 June 2006 16:17 \__
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>>>> It will be interesting to see if this dual-boot happens.
>>>> OTOH there is *nothing* M$ could do, if he chose to give
>>>> away a free live linux CD with every windows box sold,
>>>> complete with instructions on how to run it. <grin>
>>>
>>> You can take a horse down to the river, but you can't
>>> make it drink. I think that by having a boot menu
>>> (grub/lilo), you will encourage users to explore.
>>> No harm in choice. Only added value.
>>>
>>
>> Ubuntu CD with every PC?
Not enough. It's closer, but still no cigar.
The user will be able to give Linux a try, but the CD will be accompanied
with other media containing junk (AOL and affiliates spring to mind), which
will lose appeal (and priority) as soon as the shiny new box arrives.
The closer you get, the better. Boot menu with Linux as default and
automagical choice after 5 seconds of idleness would be best. Users will
inevitable be exposed to Linux in this way. That's how I discovered Windows
3.1, Norton Commander, and a whole large variety of games and programs.
> Naaah. Certain Software Vendors(tm) would probably object. :-/
That's what the debate here is all about. *smile*
> That's probably why Dell doesn't give away Linux CD's; it will
> give away FreeDOS CD's with the lower priced models (the higher
> priced alternative workstations get a deal with RH Enterprise).
>
> A little bit of a head-scratcher.
The FreeDOS is potentially a trap, a honeypot. Linux has no cost, so why
don't Dell, for example, deliver it? Distribution abundance?!?! Oh,
Puh-Lease! Many people will jump onto Linux regardless of what wraps the
Linux kernel and the DE (many distros have a multiple choice).
Best wishes,
Roy
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