[PFKEY]

If we can get people to be open minded enough to give Linux a try

I tried several years ago when Linux distro's became all the rage for the average geek. Being in IT the average geek here is a bit more knowledgable than the average home geek but what I found is that unless you were real interested in compiling a kernel or being a superior geek because you used a tough OS as oposed to some wimpy OS that was made just for web surfing and word processing there is/was no attraction to trying let alone switching.

It was more attune to being downlevel.

[wattsup]

As a 50 Year Old IT illiterate I am not fully aware of what Linux is or how it is used. Please give me a Readers Digest version so I can make a more informed decision.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I'm pretty geeky myself, but I've heard Linux has a pretty steep learning curve. This I think, keeps people from bailing on Microsoft. Microsoft literally has the market on the "ease of use", as opposed to Linux where you have to do the work of configuring everything from the ground up.

[SaveTheChief]

"If we can get people to be open minded enough to give Linux a try..."

I am open-minded enough. I want an OS that is stable, efficient, and not full of security-holes. I know that Linux would be the choice to meet those wants. But I also want an OS that will work with the latest games, iTunes software, and other proprietary software that is included with products like digital cameras, mp3 players, and PDAs. Linux cannot do this.

Linux will always be in an uphill battle against Microsoft for the home market until the entire software industry decides to embrace Linux.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Why migrate to Linux when I can run Linux apps under Windows? ;-)
www.cygwin.com

[goldstategop]

I have Lindows 4.5 Laptop Edition. Install was under 10 minutes and its very easy to download software from the Click N Run Wherehouse. Xandros just came out with V2 of its OS. Linux is ready for the average person. You don't ever need to use the command line anymore to run it. As a matter of fact Michael Robertson, the CEO of Lindows, plans to send Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux, a copy to show him how simple a desktop operating system can be in a Microsoft-free world.

[Bush2000]

At the end of the Interview the Lindows President gives a coupon code for a free copy of Lindows.

And it's worth every penny you paid for it. /SARCASM