1. GNOME.Asia2015
It is really challenging to move
people from Windows to Linux
Shobha Tyagi
tyagishobha@gmail.com

2. Misconceptions
● Avoid installing Linux along with windows, it
may harm their system.
● Hardly believe in anything that comes for free.
● People still think Linux is command based so is
a coders platform

3. ● We only think of other options when we are left with no
choice.
● Students are using Ubuntu, not because it is a powerful
Operating System, but because they wont get windows to
work with in their computer labs.
● Only very less number of students are aware of Linux
importance and power.
● Once students are familiar and start working on Linux they
will start loving it too.

7. Students First Response
● Students are familiar with windows OS only.
● ..what is Ubuntu? was their response when
Ubuntu was given as an operating system
● Windows GUI is better and user friendly.

8. Faculty Response

9. Technical Staff Response
● Windows is more user friendly
● We know only Windows
● We don't know Linux

12. Problems
● Windows based courses are in curriculum like
Turbo C, C++, C#,Visual studio-.net framework.
● Not very much familiar with gcc & g++ compilers.
● Linux was taught on windows using applications
like putty.

13. What we can do?
● To make Linux popular among common man,
libre office has a very big role to play.
● Hard to convince people to use libre office who
are working on MS office since years.
● Linux should come as default OS for Laptop.
● This might help build their faith in Linux.

14. ● Schools and Universities can really play big role in
making Linux popular.
● As Linux comes free it should be easy to convince
schools to use Linux in their computer labs.
● Many schools are now using Libre Office in teaching.

15. ● To make Linux popular among common man,
libre office has a very big role to play.
● Although Libre office is very good alternative to
MS office, it is hard to convince people to use
libre office who are working on MS office since
years.

16. MS office Marketing stunts??

17. Source: https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/in/Pages/Solutions/accelerator-program.aspx

18. Thank You