[arch-general] Archlinux is for everyone

Sergio de Almeida Lenzi lenzi.sergio at gmail.com
Sat Jul 9 12:43:44 EDT 2011


Em Sáb, 2011-07-09 às 11:49 -0300, Bernardo Barros escreveu:

> Apple is just about to open a big (computer/ipad/i-xxx) factory in Brazil.
> It is growing and invading various niches here, which is equally
> threatening to freedom...
> 
> But now we have ArchAudio that will prove an strong alternative in the
> fields of Music and ProAudio too!
> =)

Hello again,

Ipad (i have a one, my son, too and  so my gand-son)  it is a great
peace of
machine+software, but here it is expensive (2 times the price of the
notebook),
and so is out of the possibilities of a 80% of the population. 

In my master (administration) they show me that while everyone is trying
to 
sell everything to the 10% top of the social pyramid, they forget 
that the other 90% have needs, and one of the TOP needs is education
(learning)
and so they need computers and internet.

Here (Brazil) the price of the desktop is the same of a notebook, so
people
prefer the notebook, small ones, (1Gb memory, 160Gb hd, celerom/atom)...

Here I bought several notebooks HD (sansung 160GB or sansung 320GB)
install archlinux (cloning the filesystem), so I always have about 5
units ready
when I receive a notebook, I open it, change the HD, boot it, fix the
Xserver config,
and it is ready, usually a 10-15 minutes work time... Sometimes I had to
install
gnome-ppp  to support 3G/gprs network. 

People use Linux because it is easy, and cheaper, (even if windows is
for free: pirate one),
they charge for installing it over and over again.. so Linux is cheaper.
better.. 

Sergio
 


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