Nervious wannabe new user asks for advice.

[jbest at insightbb.com]

> On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 13:46, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
> > Maxim Eremeev said:
> > > BTW, why not just give it a try by dual boot installation (I mean
> > > Windows and Fedora)?
> > 
> > Dual-booting Windows and FC3 is notoriously problematic.  The user would
> > do well to read up on the geometry issues that come up before doing a
> > dual-boot; as far as I know, the bug is still present in FC3.
> 
> Personally I believe dual booting causes more problems for the user than
> it is really worth.  Kind of like trying to learn to swim by sticking
> just one foot in the water.  Just can't do it.
> 
> People that want to convert over to using linux would be better served
> by first evaluating just what they use the computer for.  For example: 
> web browsing (java, flash, etc), writing documents (word, spread
> sheets), palm pilots synching, mp3 playing, video editing, whatever. 
> Make as complete a list as possible.  Then do some research (google) to
> find equivalent capabilities in native linux applications.
> 
> Armed with that list load a system with linux and start working at
> getting all those same capabilities working that you had under windows. 
> 
> I loaded FC2 on my laptop which used to have windows 2000 on it.  Wiped
> it clean for FC2.  At present I have all the same functionality plus
> some that I did under windows 2000 on my laptop.  
> 
> Doing duel boot or even using wine just holds back the user IMHO and can
> cause more questions and problems than it is worth.
>  
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I have had good success maintaining my windows installation in tact and using a cd to 
boot to linux if required.  I have a full separate HD with the linux installation so
there is minimal impact on any windows operation on the machine.   I can simply switch
between the 2 operating systems without much hassle and no changes to my boot loader, etc

I do see benefit for those interested to do the complete switch to linux, but in my case
I seem to have found (Gulp) that windows provides better support for the functions I use
with less effort.   Not saying that linux can't do what I want it to, it's just I do not
want to spend the time fighting with it (or learning how) ....