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| DATE | 2009-12-10 |
| FROM | Kevin Mark
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] A Possible Solution?
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On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 07:27:52AM -0800, Elfen Magix wrote:
> I notice that the dumb and hopeless masses of the windows world in my college
> are interested in using Linux and eventually switch to it one day. But many of
> them have bought new laptops and netbooks, which comes with Windows X/Vista/7
> on it, and are afraid to erase the drive for it would void their warentee (So
> says the warentee).
>
> I also noticed that many of these new systems can boot from the USB and other
> media card slots (if they have them). What I intend to do is to set up a
> couple of 4 - 8 GB USB Flash drives with Ubuntu on them and give them out; see
> how that will work for them. If they like it, They may switch to Linux in a
> couple of months.
>
> Let see what happens.
>
There is also 'wubi' which installs ubuntu inside an existing Win environment.
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