Linked by Jordan Spencer Cunningham on Tue 30th Jun 2009 16:48 UTC
While traversing about the web this afternoon, I came across a rather funny subject title for a forum post. The person asked if any "normal" people use Linux, but went on to ask forgiveness for the lack of a better word than "normal." He wonders if anyone who isn't an open source, uber-geeky, stay-up-until-dawn-exploring-code fanatic actually uses Linux. Though the congregation here at OSNews is (obviously) comprised of very many of the aforementioned fanatics (in a sense; wear the title with pride), I also believe there to be many readers who are more or less "normal," for the lack of a better word, and plenty who may fall in between both spectrums of nerdiness.
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2009-05-25
I think you have to define what you consider to be "normal". Around 70% of the people that I support cannot really do much more than turn a PC on and use what is there. This means that some of these fine people use applications not appropriate to the task at hand, which could be related to training but is more apt to be "I use Excel for everything because I'm used to it". All are Windows users. In my mind this slants typical Windows users towards the left of center scale.
The Linux users I know are definitely right of center. All are equally at home on a Mac, Ubuntu, or XP.
You have to just consider core competency and leave it at that.