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Penguin's Dream: Go Mainstream

"But does Linux have what it takes to win over computer users who grew up on Windows?

"The Star put the software to that test, with the help of three twenty-somethings from the GTA. Ryann Andrade, Aprile Cadeau and Casey Palmer were interested in Linux but had never used it. We handed each a copy of MandrakeSoft's Discovery 9.2, selected because it's designed for beginners and liked by many Linux fans..."

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'I'll Use Windows, Primarily'

"Like the rest of our participants, Ryann Andrade decided to partition her hard drive so she could run Windows and Linux on the same machine. She found the entire installation process a snap. She estimates it took her less than half an hour to get the operating system up and running..."

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Rough Launch Led to Smooth Sailing

"But the University of Toronto student had never installed an operating system before she got her copy of Discovery 9.2 last month.

"She considers her initiation into the world of installation rather horrific..."

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Linux 'Good... It Could Be Better'

"Casey Palmer had planned to run both Windows and Linux on his home computer, but the machine had other ideas at first. After he partitioned the hard drive and installed MandrakeSoft's Linux Discovery 9.2, he couldn't figure out how to get Windows running again..."

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Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Can they still not get it right?    Tony OBryan Apr 12, 2004, 15:54:52     Good enough, is well. . .    BigDaddy Apr 12, 2004, 16:03:57     "...not just the sites Konqueror can handle"    Bob Robertson Apr 12, 2004, 16:38:39     Re: Good Enough    Bob Robertson Apr 12, 2004, 17:03:12     "Linux was very stable" :^)    R.L. Apr 12, 2004, 17:35:50     A more balanced test would be...    GreyGeek Apr 12, 2004, 17:51:51     Imagine a Mac user...    Alain EMPAIN Apr 12, 2004, 17:55:04     Shooting yourself in the foot    Kevin Apr 12, 2004, 18:20:33     This Statement    Richard Steven Hack Apr 12, 2004, 18:32:32     With Endorsements Like Those....    Nicholas Donovan Apr 12, 2004, 18:49:38     Re: With Endorsements Like Those....    TC Apr 12, 2004, 19:59:04     That's right...    sdfsdfdf Apr 12, 2004, 20:54:49     Re: Liberals/Conservatives et al.    Nicholas Donovan Apr 13, 2004, 01:54:14     learn to let go    ac Apr 13, 2004, 04:48:58     Re: Can they still not get it right?    Don Mills Apr 13, 2004, 08:51:30     History repeats itself (for all the wrong reasons)    linux__boy Apr 13, 2004, 14:17:45     Re: This Statement    Mike Rasmusson Apr 13, 2004, 16:54:39     Re: Re: Can they still not get it right?    Tony OBryan Apr 13, 2004, 19:51:33     Re: This Statement    Tony OBryan Apr 13, 2004, 20:05:02     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!