[mdlug] Linux Desktops For Sale

[Robert Adkins]

Neophyte and many regular Windows Users already wonder why a 200GB drive is
only showing up as roughly 187GB and have been known to go on and on about
how horribly misleading, dishonest and yadd-yadda that whole thing is. 

Imagine someone like that looking at a computer with a 200GB Hard Drive and
then looking at the /home "drive" and seeing that it is "only" a mere 150GB.

It's already going to be difficult enough as it is to explain the concept of
the /swap partition as the reason why their computer should have 187GB
displayed for a 200GB hard drive, yet they only see it displaying between
180 and 185GB. (Assuming they run with just the /swap and the / partitions.)

First impressions are everything and if the first impression feels even
remotely dishonest, that's a reason to go with what "everyone else" uses.
Which brings everything back to ease and simplicity.

Still, the Live CD is going to be exactly the same as the standard Ubuntu
install CD, the only difference being in the fact that it will be
preconfigured for a particular configuration of hardware and printers as
well as have all the latest (At the time it was made) software updates
installed. There may also be some logo insertion and a few other elements.

-Rob


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:26 PM
> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Linux Desktops For Sale
> 
> I also fail to see the loss this would cause from a normal 
> users perspective.  They wouldn't have to know or care, save 
> for the fact that they can keep their photos of their 
> grandkids birthday after having to restore the pc.
> 
> On 7/1/09, Robert Adkins <radkins at impelind.com> wrote:
> > It's not about what we, the technically skilled, see. It's 
> about what 
> > the neophyte or always been on Windows User would see and 
> subsequently grok.
> > (Note, I didn't say Windows Power User.)
> >
> > -Rob
> >
> >>
> >> I don't see any loss to at least seperating /home.  The 
> live cd could 
> >> then offer a system restore that only touches / and a complete 
> >> restore that formats /home to blow away bad configs.
> >>
> >> On 7/1/09, Robert Adkins <radkins at impelind.com> wrote:
> >> > I completely agree.
> >> >
> >> > However, these systems aren't aimed specifically at technically 
> >> > oriented folks, they are being aimed at the "general
> >> public". The "general public"
> >> > might have significant issues with understanding all the
> >> stuff about
> >> > partitions.
> >> >
> >> > Of course, with the "Live CD" restore media, there would be
> >> no problem
> >> > with you or me or other technically oriented folks
> >> reinstalling the OS
> >> > and creating our own partition scheme and then still take full 
> >> > advantage of the completely configured system.
> >> >
> >> > -Rob
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Robert Adkins wrote:
> >> >> > The goal, is to keep things simple and uncomplicated for
> >> >> the average
> >> >> > computer user.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I seriously recommend the dual partition.  It has allowed me to 
> >> >> change computers without a loss of data or configuration
> >> files, never
> >> >> mind OS upgrades.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
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> >> >>
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