Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 07:20:46 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX Message-ID: <005901c18e9e$9edcc510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <1009413895.49812ff2Tom_Parquette@myrealbox.com>
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The real answer, like it or not, is to keep your mother and sister on Windows. Just because you may prefer FreeBSD doesn't mean that everyone around you has to prefer it as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Parquette" <Tom_Parquette@myrealbox.com> To: <johann@broadpark.no> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 01:44 Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX > I think we have a trend here... > I agree with the suggestions from the other folks. > > I'd take the suggestions one step further. Install fvwm95. I had it running on a test system and it was close enough to window$ that I could work with it without RTFM first. > > If security on your machine is not an issue, I'd accept the other suggestion and set up a passwordless account, and the scripting, to bring up fvwm95 without them having to do anything. > > FWIW, When my wife first tried to learn to use a PC it was DOS and no GUI. I don't know who was more frustrated, her or me!! But, she picked up the window$ "GUI" fairly quickly on her own. > > Cheers... > BTW, I survived teaching my wife. Even if I do end up acting like a captive Help Desk. ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Johann Sharizan <johann@broadpark.no> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 22:52:49 +0100 > Subject: Teaching parents UNIX > > Hai hai! > > My mother and sister hardly knows how to navigate through Windows :-) > > What is the best way of flash-teaching them how the most basic of basic things > are done FreeBSD? I'm not fit for hours explaining. And this is the only system > I have available to her. > > I havn't really found anything she might comprehend on freebsd.org, nor on any of > its links. If I'm missing something here, please enlighten me =) > > Regards, > Johann > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > Try not. Do or do not. There is no try. -- Yoda > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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