[arch-general] Archlinux is for me

[Ionut Biru]

On 07/09/2011 02:41 PM, Sergio de Almeida Lenzi wrote:
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>
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>> 8-|
>> did I just read that you're shipping snapshots of archlinux to users and
>> plan on updating them next year???
>>
>> archlinux may not be the distro for you...
>
> The "users"  just want to use the computer (like an apple user, they
> just "use" it)
> here a macbook is extremely expensive for them (about 4 times) the price
> of
> a notebook with celeron or atom.
>
> An atom/celeron/pentium based notebook here you can buy for US$550 and
> you pay it about US$50/month
> so almost every person can buy one.   (320Gb disk, 1Gb memory, LED
> display 13 inches, bluetooth, wifi, camera).
> comes with W7 starter kit, or Linux Kde3 based.
> example===>  http://tinyurl.com/3lbhq3x
> In windows it is very slow, with linux(that comes installed) is very
> outdated.
>
> Software:
>
> If I install ubuntu, it loads and works out of the box, but it is too
> closed. (I use FreeBSD and archlinux is the closest one)
>
> Archlinux have the makepkg that is wonderful, fast, reliable, small,
> easy to mantain the repo, the
> AUR is a good source of solution, and finally, the people on the
> Archlinux list is very skilled, and know what they
> are doing/saying... (Thank you all...).
>
> People here uses the computer (95%) for email, messenger, enter
> facebook, office package, movie/mp3 downloads.
>
> They want a computer that does not brake when a pen drive is inserted,
> they want to use wifi on the class,
> they love to start an "ad-hoc"  network using wicd and exchange files
> between them,
> chat on the messenger, store/download movies and pictures from their
> cell phone...
> they love the way linux hibernates.. and wakes up days after.. They love
> to change users (system->  logout->  change user)
>
> For them, US$50 (the month payment) is a lot of money...  usually 10% of
> the family income, with
> windows they have to "upgrade" (home start edition is useless), install
> "anti-virus".. (more money....) . and eventually
> have to pay (US$20) for a "cleanup", or install a very outdated XP
> (another US$50)
> Online gaming and "stunned" graphics games is a distant dream..
>
> Some of them are using Archlinux for 2 years now without updating... (a
> notebook you cannot upgrade the hardware...)
> sometimes they mail me for a specific program (music editor...) or out
> of space message... make a new user (useradd...)
> sometimes they forget how to take a picture of the desktop, or resize a
> picture and send via email (using evolution)..
> or even create a new evolution account... they than go to a LAN-HOUSE,
> or "CYBER" and fire "pacman -Sy" , "pacman -S xxxx"
> for this they have to pay about US$10...  they live far away and the
> only way of support is email, or chat...
>
> Another thing: they are very proud of using LINUX...  they "feel"  they
> are using a "better" solution... and not feel like "another brick on the
> wall"
>
> Archlinux is good also or that old "EEEPC" that have only a flash disk
> of 4Gb....
>
>
> Thank you for Listening (your patience) and attention.
>
> Sergio
>

nice to hear that arch do things in the way you like. That's the beauty 
of using opensource software in general, that you can tweak it to meet 
your needs.


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Ionuț