Re: xubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 99, Issue 16

2013-12-15 Thread raleigh rivers
On 12/14/2013 12:59 PM, Richard Elkins wrote: I have converted neighbors and family members to home-PC-Linux since 2003, lately exclusively to Xubuntu. They were all non-computer-tech people with various levels of experience and education. My simple approach (like an interview): Linux may b

Re: xubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 99, Issue 15

2013-12-14 Thread raleigh rivers
On 12/14/2013 07:00 AM, Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph wrote: Very little is done anonymously in this project, unless you are using a pseudonym and want to be somewhat anonymous. ...This is all fair game for including on a resume, I sure do. Thanks for the information. I would like to help with do

Re: xubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 99, Issue 13

2013-12-13 Thread raleigh rivers
On 12/13/2013 06:29 AM, xubuntu-devel-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: >>>We've recently had some inquiries from volunteers interested in getting involved in documentation. How big the scope of this project can be will most likely depend on how much help we can get, so this might be an opportu

Re: Converting a Windows 7 user to Xubuntu 13.10 & Miscellaneous Observations about Xubuntu 13.10

2013-12-09 Thread raleigh rivers
On perjantai 08 joulukuu 2013, Eero Tamminen wrote: You need also same fonts (or at least one with identical font metrics), otherwise documents don't look good. Btw. I've found Impress unbearably slow with powerpoints that work fine in Powerpoint in Windows, no idea why. Personally, I use LaTeX

Converting a Windows 7 user to Xubuntu 13.10 & Miscellaneous Observations about Xubuntu 13.10

2013-12-05 Thread raleigh rivers
Hi! I'm new and thought I'd share a story with the mailing list. I feel like we all have to do our part to evangelize for Linux. Last night, I converted a Windows 7 user. My methodology was simple. I took their laptop from them, erased Windows, and installed Xubuntu! Okay, there's actually mor