I may be showing my ignorance regarding LiveCDs (it has been a while since I
created a bootable CD), why not combine a few Live CDs into one DVD which
also has copies of VirtualBox for Windows, OS X, and Linux.
This would allow people to try linux "side by side" with their current OS as
well as provide a few different distros to try. If someone gets to the point
that they are comfortable switching to a Linux distro, they then have the
option of installing their old OS in VirutalBox (which they are already used
to using) as a security blanket.
I suggest VirtualBox over Parallels or VMware due to VirtualBox being
available as an open source package and over Qemu due to it's more refined
interface and better support for other platforms.
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Royce Williams <royce@tycho.org> wrote:
> Shane R. Spencer said, on 03/14/2011 02:15 PM:
> > On 03/14/2011 12:25 PM, Allen Hill wrote:
> >> Why not eliminate some of those initial "fears" by using a live distro?
> I already have a few on hand: sabayon, fedora, ubuntu and dsl. I wouldn't
> mind burning a few disks in exchange for hanging out and learning a thing or
> two.
>
> Definitely - multiple options for different types of people.
> Personally, if I am in learning mode, I prefer to have my main system
> available at the same time, available in parallel ... but many folks
> might not have that luxury.
>
> > I can't, off the top of my head, think of anything I've ever done to
> eliminate fear for
> > anybody no matter how hard I've tried.
>
> Eliminate? No. But we might be able to reduce it to the point that it
> is no longer a barrier to moving forward. I see that happen every day. :-)
>
> Royce
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