User does not believe Linux can run without Windows

[jamathis]

http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12355-0. ... 6&start=43

You are kidding arent you ?
Are you saying that this linux can run on a computer without windows underneath it, at all ? As in, without a boot disk, without any drivers, and without any services ?

That sounds preposterous to me.

If it were true (and I doubt it), then companies would be selling computers without a windows. This clearly is not happening, so there must be some error in your calculations. I hope you realise that windows is more than just Office ? Its a whole system that runs the computer from start to finish, and that is a very difficult thing to acheive. A lot of people dont realise this.

Microsoft just spent $9 billion and many years to create Vista, so it does not sound reasonable that some new alternative could just snap into existence overnight like that. It would take billions of dollars and a massive effort to achieve. IBM tried, and spent a huge amount of money developing OS/2 but could never keep up with Windows. Apple tried to create their own system for years, but finally gave up recently and moved to Intel and Microsoft.

Its just not possible that a freeware like the Linux could be extended to the point where it runs the entire computer fron start to finish, without using some of the more critical parts of windows. Not possible.

I think you need to re-examine your assumptions.

This is pretty funny, but kind of sad at the same time. Somehow I can't help but think this guy is serious.

[greggh]

It's mostly sad, because this is exactly the kind of person that would appreciate and use GNU/Linux if they knew the truth. It's already apparent from his post that he values and appreciates the idea of an alternative OS to Windows. He just doesn't know that such an OS exists. This person could easily become a FOSS user if he only knew the truth.

[adam]

it was a troll. From nearly a year ago. AND a damn good troll I must respectfully add

[greggh]

it was a troll. From nearly a year ago. AND a damn good troll I must respectfully add

I certainly considered the possibility that it was an insincere troll. But, how do you know this for sure?

[adam]

The guy knows just a little bit too much and yet says some REALLY preposterous things. True, I don't know for sure that he was a troll, but take a look at his other posts(only one i could find quickly): http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12355-0. ... 66&start=1

I don't doubt that some people do think that Linux is a program you run on windows, however, those are the people who don't know what a driver is, don't know what a service is, and doesn't misspell linux as linus twice, yet otherwise have decent typing.

edit: adding more link(s)

http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12355-0. ... 3&start=44
Possibly the same guy from a long time ago, using same name anyways: http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.ph ... DP-SV-0005
The link in this post doesn't work so take it for what it's worth: http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.ph ... BZ-DV-0027

[BobCFC]

This guy is a professional troll like Fake Steve Jobs and has his own website http://jerryleecooper.com