[Klug-general] Kent Digest, Vol 464, Issue 1

[Michael Sinclair]

Yes, I am going to be visiting my folks soon and I will be trying to 
switch them off XP to Linux.  I was thinking of using Lubuntu but one of 
your posts suggested acceptance with Unity, so I might try that.  But I 
did have difficulty getting them to switch from MS Office to Libre or 
Open Office... So we'll see!  They just use the email, internet, skype 
ad the occasional document.  The same as many people at home.  For this 
a tablet will usually suffice.  I think as more and more households drop 
desktops and even laptops for tablets and external or NAS type storage 
Linux will become a more enterprise solution.

Michael

On 22/09/14 15:24, Gavin Coles wrote:
> The way to get people in to Linux is a long term issue, the best way for
> my own experience to start with software that has cross platform
> availability.  So Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and like.  Once you
> can show that everything they need for their day to day use is available
> on another platform they they are more willing to try dropping Windows.
>
> On 22/09/14 15:15, kent-request at mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:
>> Don't forget the issue of the average user (employee). They will almost
>> certainly use Windows Applications at home, or have come from employers
>> which use them, or educational establishments which taught them.