Keith Roberts wrote:
On Sat, 9 Jul 2011, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org From: Ljubomir Ljubojevic office@plnet.rs Subject: Re: [CentOS] Celebrating Centos 6.0 Day World-wide
Keith Roberts wrote:
On Sat, 9 Jul 2011, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
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Short version (I am hungry):
Experience (19 years of Windows phone support and 5 years of Linux administration and usage as a desktop surrounded by Windows users) says that in order to convert (reluctant) Windows user you have to fully replicate Windows environment with compatible Linux Apps. Period.
Maybe they'd take a shine to KDE4 or Gnome 3 desktops?
But that would mean using something like Fedora 15 with a maximum update lifetime of ~12 months, or another linux distro with a longer lifetime like Ubuntu ?
I see now that I was misunderstood. I was talking about Apps abilities. "My Windows app would do that automatically" "Why cant I lay MP3's at once? You did install Winamp-like app? In windows Winamp just plays my MP3's", and so on.
The look and feel are not so much the problem as behavior of Apps and the likeness of the App's them selves. Intuitive like-Windows app behavior.
Yes I understand that Ljubomir. But you can also set the look of most desktops as well, so the Linux desktop windows have a 'Windozey look and feel'. But this still does not take into the way Linux apps work, as opposed to the same or similar Windoze apps. But I guess that's to be expected anyway.
The learning curve for most GUI apps is generally straight forward. Just common sense really. Almost any apps you would look for help under F1, and the File tab is going to be near that.
There are some apps under Linux that are difficult to master, like the GIMP. Another one that comes to mind is Blender IIRC.
But most other apps are just common sense to use in most cases IMHO.
OK. I am concluding this for tonight (it's 23:44 here).
I must be the only one keeping entire/beggining of the conversation in mind why replying. Either that or I am nutz.
Again to the begining of this sub-thread:
Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
Always Learning wrote:
Pragmatically, either one wants mp3 files to play or one is not too bothered if they do not play.
Short version (I am hungry):
Experience (19 years of Windows phone support and 5 years of Linux administration and usage as a desktop surrounded by Windows users) says that in order to convert (reluctant) Windows user you have to fully replicate Windows environment with compatible Linux Apps. Period.
Ljubomir
So I was saying that having mp3 codecs(, seamless printing and scanning...) is important for convert from Windows and you guys started with GUI.....
Ljubomir