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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: 4, Interesting) by TWiTfan on Thursday March 06 2014, @10:05AM
Yeah, I've learned to just tell them to go to Best Buy and pick a computer they like. If you make a specific recommendation, they're not only going to be bugging you for support, they're also going to hold every crash, bug, or other problem with the computer against you. I also tell anyone looking for support to take it to Best Buy and let the Geek Squad lame-asses fix it.
Here's your script: "Yeah, I would love to help you on that, but I just don't have the equipment to diagnose or fix the problem properly. You should take it to Best Buy. Those Geek Squad guys can probably help you."
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