[SATLUG] Linux Not Ready for the Desktop

[Tom Weeks]

On Tuesday 30 October 2007 09:39:29 pixelnate wrote:
> Tom Weeks wrote:
> > My brother's a red neck musician who thinks he knows about computers (the
> > worst of all).  I've managed him to try to use Linux now about once/year
> > for the past four years.  He's now at a point (or I should say that most
> > Distros are now at a point) where he can install it, it works, and the
> > GUI is uniform and intuitive enough that he can jump in and use it.  And
> > apps like Audacity and Open Office he absolutely loves..  He's told me
> > since switching over, "I'm was just fed up with Windows Crashing every
> > time I have some critical composition or sound file loaded up... and
> > after seeing the new Fedora, Audacity, and what Open Office can do for
> > free.. I'm like..whoa!  I love it! I'm never going back to Windows now!"
>
> You should show him Ubuntu Studio. It is perfect for musicians. RT
> kernel, all the audio apps you could shake a stick at.
>
> ubuntustudio.org

Thanx for the pointer Nate.. :)

Tweeks