[Linux-Discussion] Re: a show of hands...
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- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:15:31 -0500
John Madden wrote:
>
> I read an article the other day about how to buy a new PC. He discussed
> things like what amount of RAM to put in it, what size hard drive to get,
> etc. He concluded his article by saying something to the effect of
> "...and don't let them trick you into buying one with Linux on it."
>
> Now I know I really shouldn't expect much out of the people who write
> these articles, but still, I think that there are probably quite a few
> people out there who wouldn't mind saving a couple hundred bucks to get a
> new machine with Linux on it.
>
> So, out of curiousity, how many people out there would buy a
> pre-installed, pre-configured, ready-to-go machine that had Linux on it?
> Let's say the Linux machine costs $100 less than the same machine with
> Windows.
>
> John
>
Well, probably wouldn't be Slacware, so no. They'd probably put some
kind of 'user-friendly' distro like Red Hat or Mandrake. How many users
do you really know have Linux installed? It's mostly just us computer
geeks who want to know stuff about computers. Not just someone who wants
to browse the web in a different way. If I was just a user, I'd say yes,
go ahead and put Linux on there. Then, I'd just get my own Windows 98.
--
James Gosnell
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