Why I choose Linux, was Re: NFB Net goes linux!

[Alex Snow]

Why I chose linux, that's because it's free and I can install it on as much
computers as I want without worrying about licensing crap like I'd have to
do with winblows.  The only reason winblows is still here is because I still
haven't got reliable speech on linux and am still looking for a machine to
devote completely to linux.  The only reason winblows will have to stay is
because I need to do ocr and don't know of any ocr for linux.
Explorer has caused a general protection fault in module kernel32.dll. I'm
sick of Winblows!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenny Hitt" <kennyhitt at knology.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:59 PM
Subject: Why I choose Linux, was Re: NFB Net goes linux!


> Hi.  I have a non technical girl friend who had no problem starting to
> use my system with gnome.  We've been together for a year.  She just
> found console apps more trouble than using a MS-Windows computer.
> Finally, I got X-windows working.
> I never had to ask her to read a screen until
> after I got gnome working. She likes the fact she can change everything
> on her desktop to look and act the way she wants.
> I install galeon for the default browser.  She loves it!  So far, she
> can do any thing on the web she wants.
> I still don't have access to the GUI, but that should change soon.  In
> the mean time, I can do everything I did with a MS-windows computer with
> console apps.  The only thing I don't have working is OCR.
> The thing I like about this setup is all the software to do this is
> free!  Sure, I spent a lot of time learning about a lot of things to get
> it set up, but I have lots of time.
>
>           Kenny
>
> On Sat, Sep 21, 2002 at 05:46:54PM -0400, David Poehlman wrote:
> > Ihave a non technical spous who loves the command line interface.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: NFB Net goes linux!
> >
> >
> > Hi Ann,
> >
> > Keep in mind that Linux is actually not appropriate for most users,
> > especially the command-line interface.  Most people want their
> > technology to
> > be simple to operate.  They're not interested in how the computer works
> > or
> > anything of that sort.  They just want to use it to get work done!  For
> > those non-technical users, Linux is typically inappropriate at this
> > stage;
> > that is changing, but these are the facts at this time.  And, this is
> > coming
> > from a Linux sys admin with 2 Linux boxes at home and administrative
> > responsibility for numerous FreeBSD and Linux boxes at work.
> >
> > See, where I work, system admins also handle sales and technical
> > support, so
> > I am made aware of the non-technical nature of most people who use a
> >
> computer on a daily basis.
>
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