when speaking to the general public (normies) and explaining to them what the aims of the FOSS movement are, it's hard to find a single person among them who dislikes the general idea.

where it falls short is execution, reach and popular appeal when you finally get these things in the hands of an ordinary person.

you'll soon discover that they've got enough to worry about and don't want their computer to offer them an additional challenge. they're not going to be very flexible there, because it's so easy for them to just go for the commercial option instead. i mean, i even do that myself, despite being a geek.

competition is *tough* out there.