[Fwd: don't we all just love vista?]

[Bill McGonigle]

On Jan 25, 2007, at 12:17, Ric Werme wrote:

> FreeBSD Unix with support - sounds like a fine thing to recommend a
> relative who doesn't need something PC-only ware.

And if they do there are the options of booting into Windows (ick),  
two VM products, and now Crossover Office.

It certainly keeps down the 3-hour troubleshooting calls from my  
parents.  Some of that is the pre-paid 3-year unlimited phone  
support, some is the interface, and most I think is due to the UNIX  
architecture.

Plus you're supporting open source development, though obviously not  
as much as if you were buying hardware from RedHat.  (If they sold  
hardware).

That said, I also have a friend whose grandmother runs Knoppix  
successfully, and she's not computer literate.  I think he can ssh in  
for support though.  The Technology User Group in Portland group  
seems to be doing great things with Linux for the low-income folks -  
again, they have the group to fall back on for support.

Hmm, there seems to be a trend in the above paragraphs, yet we still  
have very few novices coming here for help.  That's something to  
meditate about...

-Bill

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