Another thing is that when they heard "Linux", they think "bunch of commands" - They don't know we can do point-n-click too! :) <div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 29, 2008 2:38 AM, Donald P Kong <<a href="mailto:dpkong@pc.jaring.my">dpkong@pc.jaring.my</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">my view is that most people are just too reluctant to try something new or different. most young computer users (students especially) grew up in the age of Windows. hardly any know DOS even. presented with a Ubuntu desktop, they are lost. they look for the Start button or Control Panel or Nero or IE or MS Office.. the difficulty is not to make Linux easier to use but to change the mindset of users. that is the challenge we face to promote a better operating system. as history has shown (think Betamax vs VHS), just being better does not make it the standard. On Mon, 2008-01-28 at 10:37 +0000, <a href="mailto:ubuntu-my-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-my-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a> wrote: > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:37:15 +0800 > From: ApOgEE <<a href="mailto:jerungkun@gmail.com">jerungkun@gmail.com</a>> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-my] Update from Mid Valley > To: "Malaysian Team Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-my@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-my@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> > Message-ID: >       <<a href="mailto:1e5d839e0801280237g45b9203ev390aa6e5785fe454@mail.gmail.com">1e5d839e0801280237g45b9203ev390aa6e5785fe454@mail.gmail.com</a>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Don't wait!! You have to tell them dude... the simplest starting word is > "they are out dated!!!"... then, they might get the idea... if they are > using an old PC with winxp or even win98... tell them the fact that this is > 2008, about ten years ago, people do use win98... winxp is about 2002 or > something, I didn't remember... that was about 8 years ago dude!!... then > just tell them, "you are totally out dated dude!!!..." so, if they want to > upgrade their PC, tell em, there is choice to get updated while using the > old school PC... just install Ubuntu... then they'll get the idea... even if > they are upgrading their PC and try to get Vista, tell em the difference of > earth and sky about Ubuntu and Vista... > > if they ask why? Feel free to welcome and advice them with Ubuntu and Open > Source... I'm pretty sure, if they are good thinker, they won't think twice > about having the great OS for FREE... > > Anyway, that was what I told my friends already... and then, either they > will stick with their outdated PC and shut their mouth up or they will buy > me a teh tarik to help them convert their machine with the great Ubuntu... > wakakakaka... > > Come on dude!! you can do it!! Good Luck!! -- Ubuntu-my mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-my@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-my@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-my" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-my</a> </blockquote></div> -- - nd.