converting user to linux

[jludwig]

On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 13:57, duncan brown wrote:
> Clifford Snow said:
> 
> > <snip>
> > You might want to try Knoppix, www.knoppix.net, or gnoppix,
> > www.gnoppix.net, (I know this is a Fedora list...)  Both should run from
> > the cdrom without having to install.  It should give her a chance to see
> > if she likes linux.
> 
> well, if she's at ALL a technophobe, that'd probably be a bad idea.  do it
> when she's not around.  i've shown non tech-centrics knoppix/gnoppix and
> they didn't care for what they saw, but they all appreciated fedora.
> 
> /me takes .02 out of the tip jar
> 
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My wife never knew anything but Linux, and her picture is next to the
description of technophobe.
She's also somewhat paranoid, so she loves the security.
As far as GUI I found it's more what you first learned.
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jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>