Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:39:31 -0500 From: Rod Person <roddierod@yahoo.com> To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX Message-ID: <20011227083931.6c291f2c.roddierod@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <005901c18e9e$9edcc510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <1009413895.49812ff2Tom_Parquette@myrealbox.com> <005901c18e9e$9edcc510$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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It was Thu, 27 Dec 2001 07:20:46 +0100 when I read this: > The real answer, like it or not, is to keep your mother and sister on > Windows. Just because you may prefer FreeBSD doesn't mean that everyone > around you has to prefer it as well. WHY? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Parquette" <Tom_Parquette@myrealbox.com> > To: <johann@broadpark.no> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 01:44 > Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX > > > > I think we have a trend here... > > I agree with the suggestions from the other folks. > > > > I'd take the suggestions one step further. Install fvwm95. I had it > running on a test system and it was close enough to window$ 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 roddierod@yahoo.com "I'm a character in a world gone wrong!" - Entombed - Returning to Madness _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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