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- php4me, on 11/03/2008, -1/+3I'd wager that not even what the author proposes will be enough.
Joe Sixpack doesn't care. Replacing the OS on your computer is a no-no.
Doing that to Joe, is like replacing the engine in your car.
You don't do it unless you know what you're doing.
What will actually get Joe Sixpack over to Linux is being able to buy an computer preinstalled with Linux at his favorite store (Best Buy, etc). - cday, on 11/04/2008, -0/+2FTA: "To gain significant mind share, particularly of the American public, Linux is going to need lots of TV commercials and product placement."
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Nope, it's WAY simpler than that. What Linux-based system software needs is folks like me and you helping our neighbors, friends and family to make good computer decisions. They, in turn, do the same. This is the kind of grassroots, word-of-mouth, people-helping-people type of "advertising" that even multi-billion dollar corporations can't buy for themselves. Which is why they hate it so much and tend to belittle it at every turn.
True grassroots campaigns are mighty powerful things. They can't be tracked or measured with any accuracy, and there is no way to know exactly how successful it is until it's too late to squelch it.
GNU/Linux software is created differently from the old proprietary stuff, it only makes sense that it is "marketed" (for lack of a better word) in a different way. I don't understand why people believe that there must be some sort of instant, overnight take-over by GNU/Linux in order for it to be seen as successful. I see it as a rising tide...slow but sure, and unstoppable, thanks to the GPL.
What people seem to forget about "Joe Sixpack" is that he likely didn't know anything about Windows at first, either, but he learned to use it...Joe can learn how to use non-Windows systems as well. And if Joe's lucky, he'll have a friend to help out and the friends-helping-friends cycle will continue. Fascinating to watch, fun to participate in. :) - Ratteler, on 11/04/2008, -1/+2What it will take is a WINE environment that works with everything and doesn't need obscure Linux managing.
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