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Re: [News] Call to Avoid Porting Free Software to Windows

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Please do not port software to Windows!


Hi,

I am anti windows and think that it would only be good if it benefited us in some way. Providing linux applications in windows is a good way to migrate people especially businesses to linux.

For example if you move a small business over in one hit the employees are going to complain and say linux is shit when really they are upset with the programs because they are not used to them yet.

If you slowly introduce applications and get them used to them then there is going to be less complaining and if there is a particular app that people dislike then it is not linux that is crap but that app.

You can find another app to replace it or give them more training and the bosses are not hearing all their staff complain about linux. When you do switch them to linux then you won't hear them say that it is bad because they are used to all the apps (the main thing they care about) before you made the switch.

If you try to switch someone or a company over to linux right off the bat and they have a bad experience trying to pick up some apps they will blame linux and be unlikely to try again but if they have problems with individual applications then you are not tarnishing everything linux just one app and you can try to give more training or another app.

get them doing everything they do with free software on windows then switch them to linux.

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Anthony Irwin

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