JIMMIE wrote:

I know I dont have a problem with Linux either but casual users here
in the states are afraid of it. I use Linux or various versions daily
at work and love it. They are selling for about $270 here in the states.
Still a bargain. I was in the process of building a car PC but that
project ended when I found net-books.

I can't understand the reluctance of the Americans to use Linux. There has
been no real reason to use Windows for a long time (unless you want to play
games, but a PS3 is best for that). Over here in Europe, Linux uptake
continues rapidly - as each new Windows virus or worm hits, ever more people
and businesses migrate.

The last time I entered the 'States, the Customs guy demanded to look at my
laptop, and see that it would actually work and that I wasn't importing a
bomb. I started it up, and got my very pretty 3D Gnome desktop up, and he
asked me what it was. I then got a lecture about how it was "un-American"
and "Commie" not to use Windows! The fact that I am a Brit, and that Fedora
(my usual distro of choice) is American, entirely passed him by...

Bob