Comment 1114 for bug 1

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 09:06, Bilal Akhtar <email address hidden> wrote:
> I just visited a popular computer store here, and asked if they sell
> notebooks with linux preinstalled. They said "No, we don't support
> Linux. Linux damages the computer and voids the warranty.

I also got told this in a shop that Linux will harm the PC. Basically
it resulted in the fact that I was buying somewhere else. Bad for the
sales of the shop but I don't care of them when they don't care about
me.

> There is no
> GUI in Linux. Also no programs will work on it." I told them " You are
> living in 1995. Nowadays linux is no more CLI, but a GUI that is far
> better than Windoze's ****ing GUI. [...]

The best way of having somebody believe you is: Show them. Or better:
Pass them a CD. When I am at friends I just bring them a copy and tell
them that they can run it from the CD without installing anything. -
Sure it takes a long while to startup from the CD (you should tell
them that from HD it will boot within a minute).

Another good way: When I go to customers or have friends invited they
can see it running on my laptop. Best way is to be a living example.
If you have friends staying with you for a few days just create an
account for them on your PC.

I do not invest much time in "preaching" any more. I am the living
example and I don't give support any more for Windows for friends. If
they have a problem I tell them and leave them alone with their crap -
done. They will come back - maybe in a few years but who cares - the
slower and continuous success outweighs the quick and great success in
the long run. I am not in a hurry - currently without supporting
Windows on friends machines I have a lot more time for other things
(and yes, also a few less friends - those that kept me only because of
their support issues ;-) ).

--
Martin Wildam