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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Tuesday 05 September 2006 04:55 \__
>
>> Linux wins over new fans
>>
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>> | Linux is shedding its hard-core techie image in a bid to woo ordinary
>> | human beings seeking an easy-to-use operating system that can be
>> | downloaded for free.
>> |
>> | While it is hard to estimate how many everyday users have defected from
>> | Windows or Apple software to join the open-source movement, Ubuntu
>> | (pronounced oo-boon-too) has emerged as one of the Linux desktop packages
>> | of choice for those looking for a basic desktop alternative.
>> |
>> | [...]
>> |
>> | Researcher IDC recently surveyed more than 5000 developers from 116
>> | countries, and found the use of open-source software to be "pervasive,
>> | used by almost three-quarters of organisations and spanning hundreds of
>> | thousands of projects".
>> |
>> | Government IT departments looking to cut costs associated with
>> | proprietary packages software are also being encouraged to embrace
>> | open-source software and, last week, India's communist-run Kerala state
>> | announced plans to reduce Microsoft's dominance in schools by promoting
>> | the use of Linux.
>> `----
>>
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> http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/linux-wins-over-new-fans/2006/09/04/1157222061911.html
>> http://tinyurl.com/lm8ua
>>
>> This is excellent (and free) publicity.
>
> Sydney Morning Herald.
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/09/04/1157222061911.html
Did you see these comments?
Ubuntu easier to install than Windows XP:
Web designer, Dave Green, has been running Ubuntu for a few
months and said he had found it easier to install than Windows XP.
OpenOffce more user friendly than MS Office:
"OpenOffice 2 is a little bloaty but it can do stuff that Office
can't and is just a lot more user friendly. It doesn't include
a lot of hardcore functionality but for web surfing and email
it's very easy to use," he said.
These are real end-users, one self-described as a "granny" user.
I'm quite convinced that Ubuntu is going to do for the Desktop what
RedHat did for the server.
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