You know Linux is easy to run and is as stable as houses. I know that, too. But does your friend Joe Windows know it? Chances are he doesn’t.
Oh, you’ve talked to Joe about Linux, I’m sure, but he remains unconvinced. Joe may have read a Linux story or two, but he still hasn’t changed his mind. He may know that penguins and Linux go together, but that’s about it.
So how do you get a hard case like that to try Linux? Well, for starters, the next time a Windows virus disaster comes along, you might remind him, as he tweaks his firewall settings and downloads a new virus protection file, that you’re not doing a darn thing except deleting more mail messages than usual.
Nobody, I’m sorry to say, really worries about security until their system becomes a spam mail-generating zombie or their hard drive dematerializes into random bits. But people do get annoyed at wasted time, and if there’s one thing that insecure Windows has proven to be good at recently, it’s wasting users’ time. So, wait until your friend is fed up with the latest Windows security problem, and mention that you’d be happy to install Linux for him.
Or, maybe Joe has an older machine and he’s just realized that he wants to put something better on his box, but XP is no more going to fit on his system than an…
Please log in to view this content.
Not Yet a Member?
Register with LinuxMagazine.com and get free access to the entire archive, including:
