Derek Djons
January 26th, 2006, 08:56 PM
Actually I never expected to even talk about Linux with customers but today was the day. Around the afternoon a man came inside the store I work in (an Apple Centre) and looked around. He asked me some info about the Apple Ipod. After a while the subject switched to computers.
The man was a doctor and wanted four Mac Mini's for in his office. On some days the waiting time was to painful for people and in his opinion people could really kill some time by being able to browse the internet, login into their webmail and even being able to use Office applications. Reading myself to advice him in Apple software and other info he suddenly interupted by asking...: "Is Linux a possibility?"
Invisible tears ran down my face... of joy of course :)
I asked him about his experience with Linux. That was zero. But since the patients only would have to browse, webmail and use an office suite (optional) the sky was the limit with Linux in my opinion.
I explained to him that Linux the way it is now would be the most suitable option. The Mac Mini's could be installed with the PPC versions of Ubuntu / Kubuntu and how the Synaptic (the packetmanager) worked. Of course I also explained him the advantages of Linux as an OSS above Microsoft products and solutions. I've also shown him a lot of photo's about Ubuntu which are posted on www.osdir.com gallery and explained how easy it would be for his patients. He could just drag some icons onto the desktop, install the applications he wants his patients to use and use the Update Manager once a week in order to keep everything up-to-date.
After half an hour this man was in heaven. From just hearing the word Linux from a friend and leave with knowledge and information about what Linux can mean for him and his plans just thrilled him.
Today... it was a beautiful day! :)
The man was a doctor and wanted four Mac Mini's for in his office. On some days the waiting time was to painful for people and in his opinion people could really kill some time by being able to browse the internet, login into their webmail and even being able to use Office applications. Reading myself to advice him in Apple software and other info he suddenly interupted by asking...: "Is Linux a possibility?"
Invisible tears ran down my face... of joy of course :)
I asked him about his experience with Linux. That was zero. But since the patients only would have to browse, webmail and use an office suite (optional) the sky was the limit with Linux in my opinion.
I explained to him that Linux the way it is now would be the most suitable option. The Mac Mini's could be installed with the PPC versions of Ubuntu / Kubuntu and how the Synaptic (the packetmanager) worked. Of course I also explained him the advantages of Linux as an OSS above Microsoft products and solutions. I've also shown him a lot of photo's about Ubuntu which are posted on www.osdir.com gallery and explained how easy it would be for his patients. He could just drag some icons onto the desktop, install the applications he wants his patients to use and use the Update Manager once a week in order to keep everything up-to-date.
After half an hour this man was in heaven. From just hearing the word Linux from a friend and leave with knowledge and information about what Linux can mean for him and his plans just thrilled him.
Today... it was a beautiful day! :)