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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma
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Lucy |
Subject: |
Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma |
Date: |
Tue, 6 May 2008 11:09:14 +0100 |
On 06/05/2008, Dave Crossland <address@hidden> wrote:
> My sister's computer runs Windows and when she complains its slow or
> full of viruses or whatever I tell her I'll help her to install
> GNU/Linux, and if she asks for a program to do something with I tell
> her the appropriate free software program for Windows.
>
> In this case, I would get the machine so it can boot from CD, offer to
> help installing GNU/Linux, and say if he chooses to install Windows
> you can come back later and help him install free software
> applications to get his data into free formats.
I would say how far you leave a person by themselves to re-install
Windows depends on the individual. In this case I think that
rebuilding trust is more important. Tim's brother has obviously had a
bad experience with free software and is now blaming it for his
current problems. So I think Tim should help him but explain that the
help will have to be limited in future (after all Tim's expertise lies
in free operating systems).
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, (continued)
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Noah Slater, 2008/05/16
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Dave Crossland, 2008/05/16
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Noah Slater, 2008/05/16
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Matthew Larsen, 2008/05/16
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Tim Dobson, 2008/05/16
Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Chris Rogers, 2008/05/05
Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Dave Crossland, 2008/05/06
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma,
Lucy <=
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Dave Crossland, 2008/05/06
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Lucy, 2008/05/06
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Dave Crossland, 2008/05/06
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Lucy, 2008/05/06
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Dave Crossland, 2008/05/15
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, Lucy, 2008/05/16
Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma, MJ Ray, 2008/05/13