Sean mentioned:
>> In order to convert others to Linux, it must be as easy and painless as
> possible to install and use. It is unreasnoable to require the user to
> be smarter, especially a dyed in the wool Winderz user. Computers and
> Winderz are just tools to most people, and they don't care about kernel
> versions, distribution wars, etc. They just want to get at their spread
> sheets, documents, eMail, web sites and games. To prostelise the 90%,
> Linux needs to be dumber, not users to be smarter. RedHat, SUSE, and
> Mandrake have the right idea. Tiny Linux, Debian and LFS are for the
> rest of us. Linux is a big tent, able to hold all of us, gear heads and
> newbies alike!
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YES!!! I'll sponsor a month of free Micro- Brewery- Beer for the one who
comes out with that one during the next three month. After that half a
month
of free Beer, and so on!
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> One of the biggest challenges are middle managers who are afraid of
> bucking the Trade Rag Gospel according to Gates.
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Some freebees will turn them around...
Though that might cost too much Beer!!!
Silvan
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