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2009/7/16 Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx>: > Yes but to a new user they are faced with a somewhat bewildering array > of choices if they type in Linux distros on google and go to a site that > lists them, remember we are talking about people who just use computers > not tech users, or know how to turn a computer on. > Why would a new user type "distros" into a search engine? It's not a word that most non-Linux people use. Surely they will type either "linux" or "ubuntu" into a search engine. This would (usually) linux.org, wikipedia, linux.com, google news, Ubuntu and Debian. > I think its one of the arguments, too many distros, so this needs to > be addressed (see my website post), if we can update the website we can > address this issue, and have a section on what distro to use, and why > there are so many, > You're on dangerous ground :) Cheers, Al. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html