crazipper writes "Know a Windows power user who is (honestly) good with technology, but hasn't yet warmed to Linux? Tom's Hardware just posted a guide to installing and using Ubuntu 9.04, written specifically for the MS crowd (in other words, it talks about file systems, mount points, app installation, etc). Hopefully, by the end, your "friend" will realize just how easy Ubuntu can be to use and start down a long path of exploration with a new operating system." Link to Original Source
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That is quite a well-written article, with a friendly and inviting tone. Certainly technically sound. But I fear that it will do very little beyond perhaps evoking a Windows power user to try Ubuntu out for a few hours, before giving up in despair.
The article does give a good primer on installing the operation system -- partitioning, mount points, installation of programs and drivers, etc. But therein lies the problem. Windows power users don't want to learn the differences -- they don't want to learn how to do it the Linux way. They want to use Linux the Windows way -- sad but true. They would rather have their intestines removed by keyhole surgery while conscious than have their beloved C:\ drive taken from them.
If they were going to switch to Linux, they would have done so a long time ago. Let them stay on Windows, and let's hope their species dies off soon.
They will always remain power users (Score:3, Insightful)
That is quite a well-written article, with a friendly and inviting tone. Certainly technically sound. But I fear that it will do very little beyond perhaps evoking a Windows power user to try Ubuntu out for a few hours, before giving up in despair.
The article does give a good primer on installing the operation system -- partitioning, mount points, installation of programs and drivers, etc. But therein lies the problem. Windows power users don't want to learn the differences -- they don't want to learn how to do it the Linux way. They want to use Linux the Windows way -- sad but true. They would rather have their intestines removed by keyhole surgery while conscious than have their beloved C:\ drive taken from them.
If they were going to switch to Linux, they would have done so a long time ago. Let them stay on Windows, and let's hope their species dies off soon.