Some views on promoting Linux in China
Linux has been stirred for many years. Many people have always used it as a Windows opponent, from low cost, open source, etc., but many experts have also proposed many unfavorable factors such as too many versions, inconvenience. In fact, from Linux, it is not called a seat in the market. The government has purchased Linux in real factors of Windows. Linux's popularity is still very long. In my opinion, the current Linux, especially the desktop version is still unable to fight against Windows. If China's Linux does not master the core technology, different companies are actually combined, or they can only go for people to marry clothes, the old road of Chinese.
First of all, I have to declare that I don't understand Linux, there is no system, serious learning, just being affected by some online propaganda, downloading several Linux version installed, I have seen a few books (very early), so, Many proposed laws may be wrong, but I am the main person in charge of corporate information management, responsible for the company's network planning, software research and development, etc. (Windows), relatively familiar with the needs of enterprises, especially in recent years, Windows combat piracy It is getting bigger and bigger, which is very unfavorable to the company. Therefore, it is also urgent to find a cheap alternative, which is undoubtedly, Linux is the best choice, but it is really not realistic.
u User level division
At work, I like to divide users into four different levels, although not scientific.
1, can use the general software
Such people account for most of them, which often can skilled their business related software, such as general staff, and home users (such as watching news, playing games, etc.), they are not easy to understand. The person who operates is often our service object, because once the computer has problems, they cannot solve them, they must rely on others (such as friends or room staff).
2, install application software
This kind of number is also a lot, the young people are mainly, and after mastering the general software, you can install some software itself, because the Windows operation is very simple, run setup.exe to complete the general installation.
3, can install the operating system
The operating system is relatively complicated, especially in DOS, there are not many proportions of such people. It is often a problem with the system. I tried to install it, and I will install the driver, etc. very headache.
4, can partition
This is probably the bottom of the computer, is often the matter of computer city, computer room. The rest, such as computer maintenance, etc., which are not belonging to the computer.
For the above four cases, I think that the specific software design of Linux should also be targeted.
u suggestions for each level
1, software use is very convenient
This is Windows's strength, and Linux is a place where Linux makes people. Linux's powerful features typically be implemented by console, and Windows usually can be completed through the graphical interface. Relatively, Linux's graphical interface is largely Unable to replace the command line, in this regard, it should be used in Windows or imitation, providing some user-friendly access. If you want to use a CD-ROM, the USB flash drive, you can use it in Windows, you can use the buttons on the light drive panel after using it, and Linux is to load, uninstall.
For software design philosophy, I think the user should be used as a fool. Of course, here is not a person's insult, just like a fool camera, a fool camera is simple, no need to focus, no need to adjust the exposure time, etc., accounting for the camera market Most of the share. Most of our users are not professionals, just like most of them, if our software is too professional, it can only be a few hands in a small number, I used to work in a company, at that time It is a DOS-based era. In general, we have a prompt after we show that "according to any means to continue ...", the user displays other content, one day, there is a user to call "teacher, any key Which key? ", I told this joke to listen, they were laughed, but I was deeply contemplative, this shows that our software is not perfect, if the user can use, not only Popularization, it also reduced after-sales service. Later I wrote the software as simple as possible, the goal is to keep the guest users, please leave it to yourself. We are a joint-stock enterprise, like the vast majority of reform companies, many old workers, the qualifications are also old, they are very old, the computer knowledge is very lacking, let them use the computer, you must make computer operation simple, simple, simple, maybe Some people will say, the next order, can not be laid-off, this sentence is easy, but our predecessor is a state-owned enterprise, whoever can't, let alone young people, the qualification itself is very tender, They can cooperate with us to infinitely burned high, so we only simplify our software, let them use it, let them taste the sweet, become resistant, passively active.
Retraway, the passenger business integrated management system we have developed is mainly to manage passenger transport, such as vehicles, insurance, safety, etc. The most of the people used are old workers. At the beginning, they also resist emotions. Later, vehicles should be big. Batch adjustment, according to their experience, it is necessary to do two people for 3 days, and use the software, there is no guidance, they have used it for half an hour, but also specially calling, it is true, the software Implementation is also active.
In our unit, for easy use, many ways, such as establishing a public folder for temporary exchange files, install "letter" for internal temporary messages, etc., even Windows startup is automatically logged in (of course this Very easy to implement, there is no way to show off), when the software is logged in, it is often set up to save your password, so that users can use software, so that users can use software, so these are as soon as possible.
Talking about security issues, I think there is not much computer in the company. It is not a lot of confidentiality. Try to solve the technical layer, such as installing hardware firewall, anti-virus software, using the online version of the software, the server uses a hard mirror, do not This part of the work allows users to deliberately.
Said so much, just want to explain, the user is God, let them simply promote the popularity, easy to use the first, safe second.
2, software installation must be simple
Windows has a Program folder, of course, can be modified by the registry, which is installed in this folder when the new software is newly installed, which is very convenient, usually setup.exe, Linux can fully refer to this method, simplified Installation and uninstallation of the software.
3, the two issues of the operating system installation and partition are often associated, and the difference is a lot of tools in Windows, and it is independent, that is, use the tool partition and the partition can be installed. LINUX is often selection partition tool in the process of installing the system, because we have more time to install the operating system, and the number of partitions is not much, so it is recommended to separate the partition tools. Select the partition when installing.
Who is in partitioning and installing an operating system?
This, our information center has been thinking, Linux must be perfectly answered as an operating system and solve this problem.
I think it is mainly the following categories:
(1) Staff in computer city
Such people account for the vast majority, the current compatible machine is also good, the brand machine without the operating system is also, it is often installed by them (of course, usually D version) and the application and then sell it to the user. The problem has been maintained again.
(2) administrator in the unit
They are mainly responsible for the computer maintenance work of this unit, and the installation of the operating system is also home to the house.
(3) People with a certain computer foundation
There are not many people in this type, and other professionals such as brand computer technology are not within the scope of our discussion.
Although Windows installation is very simple, it is very dissatisfied, because the chip of each computer may not be the same, the driver is different, the installation is nothing, the problem is that we often have a lot of, repeated installation, especially It is computer city, this workload is very large, the maintenance workload is quite amazing, installing one after installing, usually blue screen, so Linux can best solve this problem, simplify Installation, my suggestion is as follows:
(1) Release a disc version Linux
Typically, we install the operating system and software all with a disc. Take Windows. Take the start on the DOS by starting the disk, then the partition, then insert the Windows installation disk for installation, finally install the application, after everything, use GHOST The class backups the system.
As a staff member or computer city staff, there is often a mobile hard disk. Software is often placed on the mobile hard disk, so that a disc (also a system installation disk) mobile hard disk can, but It is very difficult to use the mobile hard disk under the DOS, although there is driven on the Internet, but not every time you are pronounced. If you engage in each operating system, it is inconvenient, and the disc is easily broken and cannot be modified. Therefore, there should be a Linux disc version, just like the Windows XP PE version in the online "Du Mountain Red Leaf", the version of Windows XP is running directly on the CD, integrated with a large number of tools, with a disc movement The hard disk is OK, but the disk cannot be identified when running Windows XP PE on some computers.
Disc version Linux should have the following functions: 1 Do not rely on hardware to run directly on the disc, graphical interface; 2 support mobile hard disk; 3 integrate some necessary system tools; 4 needed space as small as possible, such as 200m, so you can It is more convenient to engrave minimally.
(2) Installation should be as simple as possible
Windows also has a lot of versions (such as Windows 2000 servers, professional editions), and Linux must also introduce server version, desktop version, etc., but these different versions are often different, so it can be Like a desktop topic, bring a few typical solutions to choose from, and users can customize (customize in the control panel after selecting a typical solution). The installation process also does not have to tell you what to do in step by step, refer to the DOS installation method, DOS installation division two steps, one is copy file to the hard disk, the second is to use the sys command to set the hard disk to start the disk. Dopping a selection type (that is, the server version, desktop version) is selected, and the system will directly start to the standard graphical interface (640 * 480 resolution, 16 colors), such hardware is each computer Provided, then install the driver.
(3) Operating system can be directly cloned
One of Windows cannot be cloned is that drivers, Linux can consider specifying the driver into a installation directory (the directory can be re-direction), and the user deletes all the contents in the directory to restart the computer will automatically install new. Drive, after providing a tool or directly deleting the driver, you can complete the installation directly to other computers, not only simplify the installation, but also the update is also very convenient, and Windows also has similar Installation method, this is the online relatively popular pure version, and its method can go to my ftp://202.107.251.26/ to download.
(4) Try to give third parties
A company is not an universal, actively attracting third-party software companies to participate, develop system tools such as PQMAGIC, GHOST.
(5) A large number of special paths can be specified
In Windows, the desktop, my document, font, start menu, etc. A large number of projects correspond to a folder in the hard disk, but some paths are dead, they cannot be modified, such as desktops, fonts, etc., Linux can also refer to this way. However, a large number of special paths can be reordered. We said that Windows is easy to crash, but we found that Windows has problems often have problems in the system directory. Others such as PROGAME often there is no problem, so we can put programe, desktop, temporary folder Waiting for a personalized thing to reordbound in other partitions, C: Only retains Windows itself, so that the backup is greatly reduced, which saves the backup space and speeds up the backup speed.
Provide excellent development platform as soon as possible
Some people say that there is no VB, there is no Windows prosperity today. This sentence is extremely reasonable, but it is also very reasonable.
The applications of all walks of life have thousands of differentiated, there is currently no software company (including Microsoft and IBM) dare to say software that can provide all industries! Software companies can only do some universal software, such as Office, some industry software, but purchased software often and actually have access, and many special industries have no software, so there is a rapid development platform than providing a large number of software more applicable. With the development platform, you can attract more individuals and development companies to participate, the software is naturally rich, in the Windows platform, developing tools, developing tools, such as VB, VC, VF, Delphi, PB, and current hot C #, Also discover the Linux platform, there is no development platform like Visual Studo. In the Windows platform, I like VB's development environment, Delphi's rich control, VC's simple grammar, but VB, Delphi syntax is very annoying, and VC is not brought to engage in desktop development, so dreams of three The advantage is combined, and the appearance of C # just solves this problem, so I personally think that C # is a very shortcoming of a relating to the perfect language (including development platform), C # is case sensitive, this is a common case of the C series If you design a small-sized language in C # is a very small language, we are mainly small and medium-sized enterprises and individual users, although Java is known as enterprise development tools, but not as easy as C # easy to learn, especially VS2005 Development tools, there are 3 light discs in light MSDN.
Finally, don't touch a linux, there is a function and the user will not have a problem, I will blame the user to learn, but I want to reflect on why the user didn't find this tool?
The above is just a personal opinion, please ask the experts to criticize guidance.
