Tired of supporting friends' computers? Migrate them to GNU/Linux Publication: Newsforge Date: May 02 2005 Reporter: Jem Matzan A few months ago I moved from New York to Florida, leaving behind all of the friends and family that depended on me for computer support. At least once per month I used to get a phone call asking me to go to someone's house and reinstall Windows or fix some other software problem. Rarely was there an actual hardware problem -- usually all I had to do was back up some personal data and reinstall Windows. But it's impossible to do that remotely, and I had no desire to spend hours on the phone after I moved walking people through driver downloads and various other tasks related to setting up a Microsoft operating system. So, two weeks before I left, I moved several of my accidental "clients" to GNU/Linux and helped them make the transition. The result, after six months, is an end to the annoying phone calls and a much easier time diagnosing hardware problems. Read full article Read full article in new window See other articles by Jem Matzan See other articles published by Newsforge Today's headlines Headlines for May 02, 2005
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