Comments on: Fedora Win

By: Matt Walton

Matt Walton — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:14:57 +0000

You’d think Microsoft would make sure that an nVidia chip would be detected, even if they don’t have the drivers for it… but then, laptop hardware can be a bit crazy.

The usual problem with things like this, I think, is that manufacturers don’t expect ordinary people to install an operating system. Most Windows users get Windows on their computer, and keep it just like that until they get another computer. That’s what makes it worth putting all the crap on, because they don’t even know you can get rid of it.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:23:26 +0000

Andy – I wasn’t clear, the Windows need isn’t my wife’s hesitation. In fact, she dove into Linux pretty openly, loving gimp and the digital camera support. I’m just using the windows partition for iTunes, Quicken, and some other one off things like that. Thanks for the link though, it’s a cool idea to ease the transition.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:47:58 +0000

Reminds me of the article from a few years back entitled “Windows not ready for the Desktop.”

Now, I wonder what happens when you try to run Blender on it. I know that when I try on my Lenovo it makes the screen refresh so often it is unusable.

By: andy york

andy york — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:33:04 +0000

check out http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-netbook
It’s lots like XP in look and feel. Put it on a netbook for six year old grandson. Not as scary for windows folks to get the hang of. Best of luck.