Quote Originally Posted by pbk105
I think one should consider that by far the majority of users or students getting acquaited with Linux will be coming from a Windows background and from many countries. Therefore, apps that have versions that run on both OSes should stay (Mozilla, Firebird, OOo) and those only available on Linux should go (Koffice, etc.)
This would explain Linux to new users as a Windows clone (and Linux isn't very good as a Windows clone either). Instead, new users should be shown the advantages of Linux.

So, quite in contrast to the quote above, I would vote for leaving apps out that people already know from the Windows world.

Quote Originally Posted by resistance
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debix tries to do something like this: http://knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9706