[ale] Chinese government recommendation - Linux

[Don Kramer]

Well a year ago it was announced Canonical would make a flavor of Ubuntu
know as Kylin that would be the state-endorsed operating system of China,
so doesn't come as a surprise.

http://www.cnet.com/news/china-chooses-ubuntu-as-state-endorsed-operating-system/
On May 19, 2014 1:51 PM, "Wolf Halton" <wolf.halton at gmail.com> wrote:

> If they figured out an iPhone or a Droid phone, they can figure out the
> Linux desktop.  It is less of a jump from XP to KDE than from XP to Windows
> 7, and the Ubuntu desktop is very similar to Win 8.  Actually, I think that
> there is less disruption from Windows 7 to KDE than from Windows 7 to
> Windows 8 (or even 8.1).
>
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> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at dsservices.com
> > wrote:
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>>   The fact that it shouldn't be hard does not meet the REAL WORLD
>> experience that it IS hard for most people.
>>
>>
>>
>> It is NOT "the same" application.   It is a "similar" application and
>> therein lie the complications.    Telling someone they have to "click here
>> instead of there" sounds simple in microcosm.   Turns out that a) It is not
>> simple even if you only have one user that doesn't really understand why
>> they do what they do and b) When you're doing it across an entire
>> organization it becomes quite a problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> The main issue with admins like us is that we actually LIKE to learn.
>> Most people do NOT and will resist.   If you've ever taken a management 101
>> course you find out the FIRST thing they teach you is that people are
>> resistant to change.    Pretending it isn't so is one of the reasons why IT
>> types often fail.  You have to address what is perceived by the end users
>> rather than what you think they should perceive.
>>
>>
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>> *From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf Of *Boris
>> Borisov
>> *Sent:* Monday, May 19, 2014 11:06 AM
>>
>> *To:* Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>> *Subject:* Re: [ale] Chinese government recommendation - Linux
>>
>>
>>
>> But in other hand we have the same application across the different OS.
>> Browser, Word processor, Spreadsheet and etc. My Documents / My pictures /
>> My Videos / My music is even adopted in most major Linux desktops. How hard
>> can it be for the regular Desktop user?
>>
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