Cristobal Palmer wrote:
Hmmmm... Philosophical reasons aside, I always thought Gnome was
primarily designed for non-technical newbies and KDE for more
technically astute users. The problem I've always had with both was
that they'd offer umpteen application choices for each task, thereby
confusing the issue. Of the two, I'd go with plain old Ubuntu running
Gnome for Aunt Marge, but if you tweak Xubuntu running XFCE that might
present an even better option!
-- Tom Eisenmenger
Aunt Marge wants [K]ubuntu. I like gnome, but that's me, not Marge.
The only real hangup will be shockwave, with Windows Media files being
only a slight technical (and legal) speedbump.
See the wiki entry on "Restricted Formats" for details. The wiki
really is fairly good.
I have my 14-year-old brother running it, my best friend who is
getting an MFA in piano (read: not tech-savvy) running Kubuntu, and an
ex-girlfriend running Kubuntu.
I've gotten a grand total of three complaints, two of which were about
lack of shockwave. The other involved choppy DVD playback. Seriously.
These people are not in love with computers. They just use them.
Happily.
:)
Best of luck,
CMP
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