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Re: Family tech support
From: Chris Boyd <cboyd () gizmopartners com>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:15:34 -0600
On Sun, 2009-11-29 at 18:51 -0500, Robert Portvliet wrote:
Because that's what they know, $DEITY forbid they have to learn anything new... *sigh* I can't see Linux ever really being big on the desktop, pretty much just for this reason.
I think that the user "retraining" issue is overrated. M$ has been changing the locations and appearances of things with every release of the WinOS and Office applications. Configure Gnome with the main menu on the bottom and I think that most WinXP users would be able to cope. --Chris _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Re: Best Linux distribution for home use (was: Family tech support), (continued)
- Re: Best Linux distribution for home use (was: Family tech support) Predrag Ivanovic (Dec 02)
- Re: Best Linux distribution for home use (was: Family tech support) David Lodge (Nov 29)
- Re: Best Linux distribution for home use (was: Family tech support) steve pirk [egrep] (Nov 30)
- Re: Family tech support Drsolly (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Martin Hepworth (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Larry Seltzer (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Chris Boyd (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Robert Portvliet (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Larry Seltzer (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Tomas L. Byrnes (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Chris Boyd (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Robert Portvliet (Nov 30)
- Re: Family tech support Drsolly (Nov 30)
- Re: Family tech support Drsolly (Nov 29)
- Re: Family tech support Nick FitzGerald (Nov 30)