>but because a tiny minority of the otherwise hugely
>welcoming community set themselves up as some sort of
>entitled priesthood and actively discourage 'idiot users'
>from getting involved.
I've spoken to many people over the years and looked at why they use Windows rather than Linux. The reasons, in order from most common are:
1. Lack of the applications they need; nearly always Outlook and Excel
2. Familiarity with Windows that they feel they've invested a lot of time in
3. Simply didn't realise there even was an alternative
Out of all the people I've talked to, there have been a grand total of ZERO that have ever given "Had a bad experience with a member of the Linux community" as a reason. None. Ever.
So, I'm more than a little dubious about your claim that this is in fact the main reason. Got any figures to back up that little theory of yours?
I've spoken to many people over the years and looked at why they use Windows rather than Linux. The reasons, in order from most common are:
1. Lack of the applications they need; nearly always Outlook and Excel
2. Familiarity with Windows that they feel they've invested a lot of time in
3. Simply didn't realise there even was an alternative
Out of all the people I've talked to, there have been a grand total of ZERO that have ever given "Had a bad experience with a member of the Linux community" as a reason. None. Ever.
So, I'm more than a little dubious about your claim that this is in fact the main reason. Got any figures to back up that little theory of yours?