dell's linux 101 video

Just had to blog about this :D.

I've been following this story ever since the buzz started about a month or two ago. Dell (popular PC/Notebook distributor) has started pre-installing Ubuntu 7.04 on 3 of their models. It's a great oppurtinity for the linux world to reach-out some more to people.

As part of this push from Dell, they've created a 5min video clip explaining Linux to the non-techie person. Although it has its flaws, it's definitely a very simple, easy-to-understand, and informative video. I think it's appeal is that it tries to explain opensource to average users (moms and dads). Here's a link to the website:

StudioDell - Just click on the video "Linux 101: What's all the fuss?"

It's definitely worth watching if you don't have any idea what I'm talking about. If you do then you definitely should watch it.

Some funny stuff in the video:

• They demo GIMP (opensource photo editing software) and just scribble around like doodling :D
• That guy is scary. He looks like a bald action star/wrestler turned techno-geek!
• It says in the video: No more bluescreens! Woohoo. Ok, no woohoo at the end.
• They showed a video of how to download a .iso file of ubuntu and used Internet Explorer. Hello?! Firefox!

Overall it's a great push to educate people about Linux and it has a sort of commercial/marketing/for dummies look. Which is great! Because the really geeky people already use Linux :D

yunlang.