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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: 5, Funny) by prospectacle on Wednesday March 05 2014, @09:03PM
I think the difference is that you and I are just as familiar with various menus, buttons, dialog boxes, etc as we are with various drawers, doors, and cupboards. Many people aren't even close.
To extend your analogy, it's like you once opened a drawer with a funny handle while looking for a can opener, and you were suddenly transported you to a new room without warning. Looking down, you see the can in your hand has turned from spaghetti to spam, and you don't know how to turn it back, or which door takes you back to the other room.
After that you'd start to be wary of any drawers that you weren't familiar with.
If a plan isn't flexible it isn't realistic
(Score: 1) by jasassin on Friday March 07 2014, @06:52PM
Wow. You just blew my mind.