Re: Why would I want Fedora?

[Rahul Sundaram <sundaram fedoraproject org>]

On 05/15/2009 10:36 AM, Jeroen van Meeuwen wrote:

> 
> I would like to object to the image of Fedora merely being "an
> alternative", especially in the context of being an alternative to
> Microsoft Windows. If anything, Microsoft Windows is a very sad (or
> humorous) alternative to Linux.

Well, the point of describing it that way is the end users don't
necessarily understand the idea of an operating system but most people
would know what Windows is. By describing it as a alternative, you get
the basic idea across. Try explaining to a non technical person, what
Linux is.

Rahul