Windows FOSS on the Live CD -- the OOo2 question

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Hello,

On 2/21/06, Henrik Nilsen Omma <henrik at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> The question is whether these three points are important enough to
> outweigh the limitations on space. The the saved 30-77mb we can add a
> lot of cool stuff.

People who have not used an OS other than Linux cite this as major
block (among others) so its important to demo to a new Linux user that
they can run their applications saved in proprietary format
successfully.



> "Michael T. Richter" <ttmrichter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> They don't care about free software philosophy.  They care about their
> work which happens to use software in the process.  If the software is
> free or not doesn't even enter their consciousness.

Some do know and do care. My experience has been that some like the
freedom aspect and some tag along for the security whilst some sit on
the fence for various reasons. Fine.... we shall get there eventually.


On 2/23/06, Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> Some years ago, I was a completely "non-technical" computer user.
> I also got tired of the unreliablity of the OS I was using (it froze at
> the drop of a hat, required constant rebooting, and lost data regularly).
> I got tired of paying for antivirus, when it was clear even to me, in my
> "non-technical" state, that I was basically paying protection money. I got
> tired of losing performance and watching my machine slow down. I got tired
> of researching how to fix all this, and tired of running "Spybot" and
> "Adaware" all the time ..

sounds so familiar :-)  Besides these, I'd like to add that in many
nations a majority of people can hardly afford a PC, forget buying the
software to run it. It is here that piracy is rampant with the main
software players turning the other way, even if they are aware of it,
or introduce cheaper versions with lesser functionality.
Why ? simply because once the user is hooked, he/she will not change
an OS that easily or does not out of fear and lack of knowledge. Some
PC vendors even refuse to provide a warranty if you use Linux
exclusively or dual-boot another OS with Linux. In such cases it takes
more than an average technical knowledge to get your rights and this
is where spreading FUD abounds.  Its not easy to fight through all
this for a lone home user and here the online community of volunteers
are a source of indispensable help.


> So I looked for something better, safer and less insulting. In some ways it
> was  more work initially, but in the process I have learnt a great deal and
> now feel confident that I understand basically how it works - at least

same here, but finally it was worth it :-)

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