My mother is interested in putting together a family tree. In fact, she bought a cheap copy of "Family Historian", which is a Windows program, and entered some data. Happily this is stored in GEDCOM files which I understand is the most portable way to store it.
I've set her up with GRAMPS which seems fairly comprehensive but not as user-friendly as what she was using[1]. On the other hand, she didn't understand she was just entering records into a relational database, which lead to some craziness (like saving the different sides of our family into different files). I was just wondering what is the state of the art in genealogy under Linux? How do I get her started? Are there online resources I can point her to? As an aside, my mother complains a lot about Linux even when it does /exactly/ the same thing as equivalent Windows software. Linux is treating her extremely well, on the whole - it's fast, stable and secure, not to mention the availability of free, high quality software - but it has become a scapegoat for all the problems she has simply using computers. Dan [1] "This isn't the same software that I had. This is useless to me. I want my Family Historian back." -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
