On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 02:54:54PM -0500, Brian Chabot wrote:
> OK, here's the deal...
>
> I'm introducing a few friends to Linux. They can generally handle a
> Windows machine well enough to surf the web, type letters, and read
> email... but they are by no means experts...
>
> I'm attempting to introduce them to Linux by giving them shell accounts
> to play on, as they generally (all but one) do not have a spare box to
> install Linux on at home and do not want to take the plunge to Linux
> blindly.
[...snip...]
> Anyone know of such an animal? I really don't want to writ it
> myself... I just don't have the time...
Hmmm, I don't know if such a thing exists. You might try "Ask
Slashdot" :) Also, I can't see a Windows/Mac type user getting excited
over a shell account. What do you do with it once you have it? You
can't play with all the neat GNOME/KDE stuff, they'll still be surfing
from their local system, likely reading mail that way too.
Have you considered giving them a CD-based memory only-installation?
LJ this past month had an article on one, and I've heard of several
others in the past. This might be ideal for these users, as they can simply
boot off the CD-ROM, and run off the system as if it were on the HD.
It's obviously Read Only, being on a CD, but it might be a better way
to introduce them to Linux.
Just a thought.
--
Seeya,
Paul
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