I know that I have not made many contributions, but as a Fedora user, and someone who loves to encourage others to try Linux, I really believe Matthew Miller has exposed a possible way that Fedora could gain a "win" with a segment of new users. Personally, I have avoided dual booting because of the complexities and possible things that could go wrong. As a result, I have often been running Linux on older "hand-me-down" hardware, because my newer hardware is often used to run Windows for work related programs. If Fedora could come up with a reliable and safe set of instructions and tools for dual booting it would give Fedora a "win" with another new group of possible users. I don't know if I have the hardware or understanding to help out with the documentation and testing, but I love the idea. Any "win" with a possible new group of users, who might be Linux curious, but limited on their hardware options, could help to expand the great community that we find in Fedora already.
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On Sunday, December 6, 2020, 5:27:20 PM EST, Máirín Duffy <duffy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So by newbie, you don't mean newbie, you mean has-a-luxury-of-time-to-learn-from-scratch-how-to-partition-hard-drives-and-aware-of-other-distros-and-their-recommended-procedures-and-knows-what-a-distro-is-in-the-first-place?
By newbie I was thinking rather than shuffling the deck chairs on the S.S. Already-Uses-Loonix *and* was born before 1995, actually getting a fresh population to try hopping aboard! Ahoy!
If they can buy a USB stick at a local drugstore, stick it in, download an exe file and install and run it, it's already asking a lot I think of the specific audience I was eyeing (bored and quarantined remote learning students who own one computer and can't F it up or they can't go to school.)
VM would probably be better and lower risk except that gets dicey cuz you dont know what VM software they're using.
Anyway, my misunderstanding! 😜 Although please please consult the installed team before making any multiboot recommendations in an official capacity!
I hear you on the not wanting to make things complicated which is why I am suggested dual boot should be out of the equation.
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By newbie I was thinking rather than shuffling the deck chairs on the S.S. Already-Uses-Loonix *and* was born before 1995, actually getting a fresh population to try hopping aboard! Ahoy!
If they can buy a USB stick at a local drugstore, stick it in, download an exe file and install and run it, it's already asking a lot I think of the specific audience I was eyeing (bored and quarantined remote learning students who own one computer and can't F it up or they can't go to school.)
VM would probably be better and lower risk except that gets dicey cuz you dont know what VM software they're using.
Anyway, my misunderstanding! 😜 Although please please consult the installed team before making any multiboot recommendations in an official capacity!
I hear you on the not wanting to make things complicated which is why I am suggested dual boot should be out of the equation.
~m
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