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Originally Posted by philip.j.fry
The problem is, 'pickup and use' to whom? I've been using solely Linux distributions (currently Frugalware) at home for the past 5 years, one of the reasons being that I prefer the more technical involvement in the system than Windows can give. I'd hate to see Linux distros becoming more like Windows clones as it would probably lose a lot of the features that I like and negate my reasons for switching from Windows in the first place. |
If it fails to become a "pickup and use" product to the home user, then it's just never going to get any appreciable foot hold in the home workstation market.
Like I said, I do usee Linux, IPCOP and FreeNAS, also have use SME-Server(e-smith) and Smoothwall in the past as well, i'm not scared of getting my hands dirty with scripts and stuff, but many people are.
I support people at work who struggle with Windows XP, even when they've been shown the same thing every day for a year, it's not that they can't learn what they are being told, is more that they don't think they need to learn, that's 75% of the reason I have a job. Now if they can't(or won't) learn Windows, then what chance have you got with Linux?