Comment How many hours can they use per story? (Score 1) 161
These journalist write for a living, they have deadlines and can spend only a limited amount of time on articles. So around the time they've done installing Linux it is time to start writing ... and they run for their windows box.
No matter how good the installation program, installing an OS is a fairly technical process that is likely to have at least a few problems, especially on the insane mess that PC hardware is. You just have to know how the computer works and be able to look up some technical details. It might be doable, but it will never be enjoyable.
Can't RedHat or somesuch give these journalists a box on loan where Linux is already installed, a savvy desktop active with a few good apps ready to use? Preset browser bookmarks to good Linux sites, preload nice themes. Just make a videotape showing how to get around and to show off some stuff. Then they can write on using Linux rather than on installing it.
Because they spend most of their time installing it journalist keep suffering from the impression that Linux (and the BSDs) are something very technical. If everything came installed it would be 'just like windows'. They might actually have time left to try to use it for real.
No matter how good the installation program, installing an OS is a fairly technical process that is likely to have at least a few problems, especially on the insane mess that PC hardware is. You just have to know how the computer works and be able to look up some technical details. It might be doable, but it will never be enjoyable.
Can't RedHat or somesuch give these journalists a box on loan where Linux is already installed, a savvy desktop active with a few good apps ready to use? Preset browser bookmarks to good Linux sites, preload nice themes. Just make a videotape showing how to get around and to show off some stuff. Then they can write on using Linux rather than on installing it.
Because they spend most of their time installing it journalist keep suffering from the impression that Linux (and the BSDs) are something very technical. If everything came installed it would be 'just like windows'. They might actually have time left to try to use it for real.
