You don' have to use unr on a netbook. I use alternate quite happily. <blockquote type="cite">On Feb 9, 2010 9:22 AM, "xinchen" <<a href="mailto:xinchen97@sina.com" target="_blank">xinchen97@sina.com</a>> wrote: > I started this dog; didn';t think it would get so big ...! > > Due to their cost (minimal) I have several students for whom their > netbook will be their only computer. Mine, while not my only computer, > is > used extensively to take notes, develop and present presentations via > Impress. Had I not know about OOo from a my Ubuntu installs, it > would > have taken a lot fo work to find it -- work I'd likely have avoided > in > favor of the defaults that came with the system. It will also be > their > first time with linux. They simply won't know there is an > alternative. > we'll miss an opportunity to show hundreds of new users (eventually > thousands?) why OOo is a superior product. It's called baby duck > syndrome (BDS): the new user imprints with what's presented to them > first. They can change, but it takes time and maturity. Witness the > love > affair between eduction and Apple. > > They may not be many in the scheme of things, but it bothers me that > we're going to loose those users, or at least a big chunk of them. > > I haven't heard anyone say, but is Google Docs FOSS? If not, that's > another strike against it as far as I'm concerned. > > I find it ironic that Ubuntu is abandoning Google as the default > search > engine in favor of Yahoo; then embracing Google as the default for > UNR. > > > scrape, scrape, scrape ... sound of soap box being dragged off stage. i think you are right. To many computer users, a computer is just a tool to help them finishing their works. They know little about computers and linux systems. i think if ubuntu system can not provide alternative softewares they often use in windows operating system, they will not choose ubuntu operating system. -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote>