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Re: [LUG] Sad encounter

 

On 24/09/12 16:39, Neil Winchurst wrote:
> Yesterday we went to RHS Rosemoor near Torrington for the Food Fair.
> Afterwards we were in the shop and I was looking at a photo book. An
> elderly man near me commented on being interested in computers himself
> and that he used Photo Shop to work on his photos.
>
> So of course I told him that I did not use Windows but a free OS called
> Linux. He had never heard of it. When I explained a little he seemed
> rather bemused. He was convinced that if you wanted to use a computer
> you *had* to use Windows and that nothing else worked! (I wonder where
> he got that idea.)
>
> So I explained a bit more and he said 'but you can't use the internet of
> course or send emails'. More explanations. Eventually he went on his way
> looking very surprised.
>
> This encounter brought home to me just how far we are still from getting
> people to understand that there is a choice out there. There is still a
> long way to go to get that message out there.
>
> Sadly
>
> Neil
>
>
In someways its a positive people have never heard of it, it means those
of us who know and use it can explain properly,  otherwise they talk to
friends who have tried and failed and get negative feedback on what it
is.  Or they see linpus in action and set the rest of us back 10 years
in terms of explaining even some linux users think linpus sucks.

We have been there,done that with regard to the pitfalls and come out of
the other side with no problems.

Keep positive, sure we need to keep at it,  I am sure however we will
get there.



Paul 

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