<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.18.1"> </HEAD> <BODY> Mike, Is Fedora only for geeks or is it for "normal" people? I think we know what we want the answer to be, but are we there yet? I want my wife to use Fedora, and she's intelligent, but I'm not sure I would categorize her as a geek, either. I think there's a happy medium - the world isn't geeks vs. non-geeks. But I think we can move more in the non-geek direction still... --Basil On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 17:41 -0500, Mike McGrath wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> On Wed, 28 May 2008, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote: > Yeah, we're definitely doing it wrong. > It was back in the day that was my favorite part of Linux, learning the internals of my box, I guess fewer people are like that these days :) -Mike > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <<A HREF="mailto:ivazqueznet@gmail.com">ivazqueznet@gmail.com</A>> > To: Brian Douglas <<A HREF="mailto:Brian.Douglas@hesperia.org">Brian.Douglas@hesperia.org</A>> > Subject: Re: Actual question > Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 18:05:12 -0400 > > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 13:33 -0700, Brian Douglas wrote: > > I am new to the linux os and I would like to install fedora 9 on a > > back up computer to test it out. However, when I go to the site to > > download I have no idea which one I should download. There are three > > main categories, and more choices within those. Could you answer my > > question? > > I can help you with your issue, but in the future all end-user questions > should be directed to one of the resources listed at the following: > > <A HREF="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate</A> > > The two forms of Live Media can be booted from a disc (CD, DVD, or USB > key) in order to try Fedora before installing. The "Fedora Desktop Live > Media" uses the default desktop environment in Fedora, and the "Fedora > KDE Live Media" uses an alternate desktop. Both can be installed. The > selection of software at install time is fixed, but more can be added > after installation. > > The Install Media does not give you the opportunity to test Fedora > before installing, however the software selection is larger and can be > customized before installation. > > Most personal computers will use either the i386 install media or the > i686 live media. > > Also note that all links in the main sections are for our latest > release, Fedora 9. Older releases are accessible at the links in the > "Let me look around..." section. > > -- > Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <<A HREF="mailto:ivazqueznet@gmail.com">ivazqueznet@gmail.com</A>> > > PLEASE don't CC me; I'm already subscribed > </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>