linuxjournal.com — There are two kinds of Linux people in the world, those that will help people fix their Windows spyware problems, and those that will not. I land squarely in the former camp, and I think that it's important for us all to consider doing the same.
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alterimpersonApr 30, 2008
Actually, he's right. That's how I got a friend of mine to switch to Ubuntu Linux. I just helped her get set up with some of the basic stuff (flash player comes to mind), and showed her some of the different programs to use for what she wants to do, set up the compiz features for her and she's ready to go. She doesn't game, just listening to music surfing the internet and facebook. She was sick of her computer being filled up with junk and running slow. It's old, but as a 17 year old she can't really afford a new one, and Linux really helped it run a lot better.
startxMay 1, 2008
About the make people love Linux:Just be nice to people no matter what OS or distro they use,I help my windows friends with their problems and showed them Firefox and Thunderbird and they love them but can't get them to switch to Linux.Sometimes I wish I was the guy from "Thank You for Smoking".But I can't even get my brother to switch to Hardy Heron because Mepis works fine for him so...
trunkboyMay 1, 2008
And if I'd added a kinky penguin photo, with a NSFW tag -- it'd be front page! LOL!
sivartmMay 22, 2008
Great ideas, but I'm fairly sure that won't work in my family (technically, I don't use Linux yet because of family loyalty to Microsoft and Apple). I can't even get certain family members to even try Firefox, because "Internet Explorer is better" or "Why install a bunch of junk when you already have Internet Explorer?" Linux isn't much better, because they keep saying that "Nothing works on Linux anyway." Sigh. Oh well. If anyone is more open-minded, these are great tips.