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on Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:30PM
from the no-need-to-join-the-microsoft-collective dept.
from the no-need-to-join-the-microsoft-collective dept.
resignator writes:
"'Arm yourself with the information needed before telling someone to install such and such distro because it's great,' warned blogger Ken Starks in his recent FOSS Force post. 'It might be great for you, but maybe not so much with my hardware choices.'
What considerations do SoylentNews readers have when recommending an OS? What OS do you recommend the most or least? How far would you go to 'tailor' a Linux distro to a potential adopter before recommending something that will work out of the box but lack non-essential features?"
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(Score: 2) by jt on Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:41PM
Just think about what is best for your friend's needs, and not what is best for your personal preferences or ideology. And whatever you recommend, you're implicitly signing up to provide free tech support at 4am when their pr0n-viewing exploits result in weird malware infections.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by EvilJim on Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:51PM
their pr0n-viewing exploits result in weird malware infections.
I have to say, never had this problem with Linux. wind-ooze on the other hand... well that came out wrong.
(Score: 4, Funny) by jt on Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:55PM
Some friends, I'd never use their computer without wearing a condom on each finger.
(Score: 2) by EvilJim on Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:57PM
ha, great reply, I'm miffed for two reasons now, 1) you cant mod up in a thread you're participating in, 2) my mod points expired before I got a chance to use 'em.