Unfortunate Ubuntu media coverage

[Maureen Thornton]

Hi Madi,
This was more to show how I understood her frustration. I am not a
computer whizz, I had too many programmers around me all going in
different ways (still do) and Linux for one who has been around it, is
extremely frustrating.  I could go on for hours about the problems I
have had but that would not solve anything.  Suffice to say that
starting school and trying to learn Linux at the same
time...........something will give!  
Maureen 
On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 11:49 -0500, Madison Kelly wrote:

> Maureen Thornton wrote:
> > Okay, this I have heard a number of times and is why I have joined Colin 
> > and Jon to try to educate the common mass.  Usually I just lurk on this 
> > sight and learn as much as I can but this touches me where it hurts.
> > 
> > I am not a programmer nor a computer whizz  or guru, I am an Executive 
> > Assistant who normally has an IT dept. taking care of problems.  This 
> > said, I had Linux put on a machine and handed to me to try by a 
> > programmer (those of you who know me will guess who!)  I hated and loved 
> > it!  Loved it for the idea of a free system for all those who could not 
> > and should not have to pay the Microsoft shit.  Hated it 'cos you had to 
> > know too much about computers and realized where Microsoft had jumped 
> > way ahead with their thinking.
> > 
> > It has taken me four years to get comfortable with Linux, most of my 
> > friends and co-workers that I turned on to Linux have done exactly what 
> > this lady has done...given up and (fortunately had the cash) purchased 
> > Windows, taken it so someone who understands computers and had it 
> > installed.   If you guys want to promote Linux to "everyman" make it 
> > more user friendly for the rank that just wish to turn it on and it 
> > works.  I have  had Ubunutu  Installed on my Toshiba laptop in July and 
> > I am still trying to get it up to where I want and need it!
> > 
> > My two bits worth.
> > Maureen
> 
> Hi Maureen,
> 
>    First, if I may ask, you seemed to have taken this thread's comments 
> personally. I am not sure why, but if you don't mind, could you explain why?
> 
>    This was a reply to my comments, so allow me to elaborate. There are 
> some people for whom computers are nothing but a tool. To those people, 
> operating systems other than Linux are more appropriate. Perhaps I 
> should have said that OS X would be more appropriate for her, but she 
> obviously has a bias towards MS.
> 
>    The comment about her not being ready for school was because she gave 
> up so easily. School is tough; it is designed to challenge you. She 
> obviously was not ready to go outside her "comfort zone". Until she is, 
> she should not look at school yet.
> 
>    None of this was meant as an attack in the least. Simply as my 
> observations.
> 
> Madi
> 
> PS - It is worth pointing out that when you switch from something you 
> are comfortable to something you are new to, there will be a learning 
> curve. This is true of switching countries, languages and operating 
> systems. They are not meant to be clones, after all.
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