[ubuntu-uk] efi boot, Windows 8 and Linux

[paul sutton]

On 22/09/11 21:14, richard wrote:
> another possibility is that more places may offer computers with linux
> installed or without OS (and cripple gadget) because there will then be
> a market for them to people like us, if we can't just buy any old pc and
> put our favourite distro on it.
>

Well there seems to be a market for PC's minus an OS now,  problem is
there a lot of real hard core techies probably build their own
systems,   I can well sort of,  but chose to buy a new system from
ebuyer (emachines 1401) which works really well. 

How do you educate people about this new technology built in to BIOS's
without boring people,.confusing people with what they see as compex
jargon or worse coming across as paranoid.  All of which is counter
productive, 

unless it makes their life harder as a windows user,   will people care
or will they just accept it, and carry on.  Do people care about how
facebook operates as long as they can use facebook.

if it helps, my new ubuntu poster gives the web addy of the Uk ubuntu
list,  so people can join and ask for help, from there people can direct
to their local LInux user group. 

Paul