Change For Linux

[naoli]

Hi everyone :)

Please check out this website, made to convince Windows user to change for Linux.

http://change-for-linux.tuxfamily.org

Please tell me what you think ;) Do not hesitate to correct my english...

[Mathiasdm]

Remove the "Micor$oft", it's childish to use that '$'. ;-)

[lluisanunez]

This is a similar place, it runs in many languages
http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/

[naoli]

I didn't know this website, thanks :)

[bonzodog]

Also, spelling mistake, it's Microsoft, not micorsoft. always use the capital M as well, as it's a company name, and thus a verb.

[DoctorMO]

and thus a verb

I think you mean pro-noun

[Nikron]

I think you mean pro-noun

And by that you mean proper noun, right?

[Kimm]

I think you should change this



Applications don't crash and there is no slow down of you computer.


Into something else... since applications can both slow down the computer and crash :/

[salsafyren]

"You will forget what it is like to reboot a computer. Under Linux, softwares are quickly bugs-free. Applications don't crash and there is no slow down of you computer."

I would rewrite that to:

"In Linux, you require fewer reboots. Also, you get free bug fixes for all of your software. There is no need to reinstall every six months, since there is no slow down of your computer."

The part with "applications don't crash" is simply not true (firefox crashes a lot). Don't lie, people will be really hard on you.

[M$LOL]

Change "softwares" to "software". And under Simplicity, "addict" should be "addicted". ;)

[Dyegov]

Although I like the layout, there are some things that bother me, su8ch as grammar mistakes. I hate not capitalized words when they need to be capitalized.


You will forget what it is like to reboot a computer. Under Linux, softwares are quickly bugs-free. Applications don't crash and there is no slow down of you computer.


It's true Linux is great and all, but that part is not true. Don't trick people into Linux, better to say the truth. Most of the times Linux doesn't crash, but there are problems, and you know it's true.

[M$LOL]

You can still phrase it in such a way that it doesn't emphasize Linux bugs, without lying about it ;)

[aysiu]

I'm going to be honest here--I don't see the point of the site.

There's already enough unrealistic hype about Linux. (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/2008_year_of_the_linux_desktop)

It is not a drop-in replacement for Windows. It is not perfect. It does sometimes crash (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=491752). Even though you don't have to worry about viruses, there are real security concerns, (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=221922) especially if you decide to run a bunch of services that Ubuntu doesn't include by default... or choose to run as root, as many Windows migrants do who get annoyed by having to sudo everything or keep typing their passwords in ("It's my computer. I don't want to be told I can't do anything. I'm the only one using it!" Ever heard that one before?).

If that site is successful, I anticipate seeing only more "Linux isn't ready for the desktop" threads merged into the megathread.

Linux doesn't need hype. It needs publicity coupled with realism.

[Dyegov]

I'm going to be honest here--I don't see the point of the site.

There's already enough unrealistic hype about Linux. (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/2008_year_of_the_linux_desktop)

It is not a drop-in replacement for Windows. It is not perfect. It does sometimes crash (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=491752). Even though you don't have to worry about viruses, there are real security concerns, (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=221922) especially if you decide to run a bunch of services that Ubuntu doesn't include by default... or choose to run as root, as many Windows migrants do who get annoyed by having to sudo everything or keep typing their passwords in ("It's my computer. I don't want to be told I can't do anything. I'm the only one using it!" Ever heard that one before?).

If that site is successful, I anticipate seeing only more "Linux isn't ready for the desktop" threads merged into the megathread.

Linux doesn't need hype. It needs publicity coupled with realism.

Couldn't have said it better :)

[wolfen69]

very amatuer-ish

[aysiu]

I don't want to be a total downer on the site.

It does idealize Linux. It does have terrible grammar.

But the energy is there. There are good intentions here and a lot of work went into making that site.

If you polish it up (content and grammar) a bit, it could be an excellent site.

[naoli]

It does have terrible grammar.

Yes, English is not my native language. Please, show me my mistakes instead of telling me this... :(


If you polish it up (content and grammar) a bit, it could be an excellent site.

That's why I posted here. I really want it to be impeccable. I have corrected sentences where I told it doesn't crash... Please do not hesitate to keep on telling me what's wrong. I don't my website to be something corrupted.

[aysiu]

If you want it to be impeccable, don't make it sound as if Linux is a drop-in replacement for Windows.

Caution people as to what challenges they might face in migrating to Linux. Let people know that Linux isn't for everyone. The way you have it written right now, it sounds as if anyone (including the person who buys the latest commercial PC games, has an ATI graphics card with a 64-bit processor, needs to use Photoshop CMYK support and AutoCAD, and has a Canon printer) can just pop a Linux CD and have a troublefree alternative to Windows.

There's a learning curve.
There are deficiencies or gaps in what Linux can do for a Windows user, depending on that user's needs and desires.
There is the need to install and configure it, as no one is going to buy a preinstalled Linux computer unless she has already used Linux before.
There is the very real possibility of hardware incompatibility, especially if the user purchased all her peripherals with only Windows in mind.

[DoctorMO]

Maybe naoli could translate some of aysiu's work into his own language; that would seem to be productive.