another case in point... my girlfriend has used only windows at work...
I gave her a windows PC at home for a present.. (the kind that keeps on giving, virus's defrag etc.. :-) two months ago, I told her I was going to swap her to linux.. she said " can I still read email and browse web and write documents and make spreadsheets... I said yes.. she said OK... and hasn't had a problem. its not that hard anymore,, only the install and config are hard... I am not a fan of microshaft, but I have to admit that their config and add/remove stuff is still better then Mandrake's.. or any other *nix.. fortunatly thats the only area where they are ahead... rgds frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Henry B. Wangle Jr. Sent: Thursday, 30 May 2002 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Slightly OT Mandrake stock On Wednesday 29 May 2002 18:20, you wrote: Well not wanting to beat my own drum but anyone who say's that Linux is not ready for the desktop needs to relook at it . Case in point my wife of 22 years now age 44 had 2 strokes that paralyzed her left side and hurt her mental capabilities as well . I have been gradually weaning her away from windows for about 6 months now and she has very little problems with Linux . Now considering that she has some short term memory loss and some long term memory loss I think that say's bundles for the ease of use of Mandrake. Balance that against that against the fact that she had used windows for about 6 years prior to this with numerous problems with it both pre stroke and post stroke (2 Strokes back to back in Dec of 1998 ) She love it and its ease of use. I on the otherhand am still learning everyday and get myself into more trouble than if I'd just stick with the basic Mandrake setup, Being a tinkerer of sorts I'm inclined to play to my deteriment on occassion and Thanks to the many willing and Knowledgeable Penguins out here in Newbie land ( Civilme, Sridhar, Tom, and yes even Femme, as well as many more of you ) I'm able to fix most of my Foulups and bloopers. By the way I'm also a lurker and 9 times out of 10 someone must be psychic as one of you usually address the problem with a solution before I get to ask for help. Try that with windows and see if you get the same results. On the unfortunate side there are still a few programs that we still have to depend on before I can be totally windows free ( please hurry Quicken, So Now Your Cooking, Family tree , and Vehicle Records Systems.) . With that said I agree with Miark as to the fact it is ready now .Now off my Stump and back into the quiet existence again I go. Hank Wangle SSGT Usmc(retired) > > Because linux will never be a desktop OS for the masses IMO. > > Requires too much tech knowledge and most just want their machine to > > work. Shrugs, My opinion. I know its come a long way but its still got > > a longer way to go yet. > > I couldn't disagree more. Gnome and KDE are every bit as powerful as > Winsux (more, really), and just as easy (well, KDE, anyway). This > was true of my own conversion (a computer-literate chap), and for my > wife (a computer-illiterate lass). > > I'd say Linux is ready for the desktop right now! > > Miark
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