> On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 13:46, Richard S. Crawford wrote: > > Maxim Eremeev said: > > > BTW, why not just give it a try by dual boot installation (I mean > > > Windows and Fedora)? > > > > Dual-booting Windows and FC3 is notoriously problematic. The user would > > do well to read up on the geometry issues that come up before doing a > > dual-boot; as far as I know, the bug is still present in FC3. > > Personally I believe dual booting causes more problems for the user than > it is really worth. Kind of like trying to learn to swim by sticking > just one foot in the water. Just can't do it. > > People that want to convert over to using linux would be better served > by first evaluating just what they use the computer for. For example: > web browsing (java, flash, etc), writing documents (word, spread > sheets), palm pilots synching, mp3 playing, video editing, whatever. > Make as complete a list as possible. Then do some research (google) to > find equivalent capabilities in native linux applications. > > Armed with that list load a system with linux and start working at > getting all those same capabilities working that you had under windows. > > I loaded FC2 on my laptop which used to have windows 2000 on it. Wiped > it clean for FC2. At present I have all the same functionality plus > some that I did under windows 2000 on my laptop. > > Doing duel boot or even using wine just holds back the user IMHO and can > cause more questions and problems than it is worth. > > -- > Scot L. Harris > webid@xxxxxxxxxx > > Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. > -- Oscar Wilde > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list I have had good success maintaining my windows installation in tact and using a cd to boot to linux if required. I have a full separate HD with the linux installation so there is minimal impact on any windows operation on the machine. I can simply switch between the 2 operating systems without much hassle and no changes to my boot loader, etc I do see benefit for those interested to do the complete switch to linux, but in my case I seem to have found (Gulp) that windows provides better support for the functions I use with less effort. Not saying that linux can't do what I want it to, it's just I do not want to spend the time fighting with it (or learning how) ....
