[arch-general] Archlinux is for me

[Yaro Kasear]

On Saturday, July 09, 2011 09:55:43 AM rafael ff1 wrote:
> 2011/7/9 Ionut Biru <ibiru at archlinux.org>:
> > On 07/09/2011 02:41 PM, Sergio de Almeida Lenzi wrote:
> >>> 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 outdated.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 have to pay (US$20) for a "cleanup", or install a very outdated XP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.
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Ionuț
> 
> +1 to Sergio comments.
> 
> Sometimes I talk to people about linux and first find it come to their
> mind is "oh, you use that... uhn.. Ubuntu?", like if it was the only
> linux distro available - normal thought for Windows-users. Then I show
> them Archlinux, this easy and highly customizable linux dristribution,
> and some times I convince them to change for it. I've got some success
> already. It's  /\archlinux ruling in Brazil! :)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rafael

Sadly, a lot of Ubuntu users assume all Linux is Ubuntu as well.