[Ubuntu-be] My first demo

[Jan Claeys]

Op ma, 26-06-2006 te 23:31 +0200, schreef Amedee Van Gasse:
> * My visitor was a bit confused about all the different Linux
> distributions. I explained this with an analogy. Usually your visitor will
> already know Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows has only one
> distributor: Microsoft, while Linux has many distributors: Ubuntu, Debian,
> Suse, Redhat, Mandriva,... The distributions differ in the way they
> install software, the "branding" of the desktop; some offer manuals and
> commercial support, some sell boxed sets while others can be
> downloaded,... Remember, this is a first introduction. At this point it's
> not important to get all the details 100% right. That will come by itself
> later, when people get more familiar with Linux. 

In his case you could have compared it to PCs assembled from common
off-the-shelf hardware, compared to computers built mostly from pieces
designed by a single A-brand manufacturer.


-- 
Jan Claeys