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From: atec7 7 ""atec77" on 2 Jul 2010 12:27 JBJ (4920) wrote: > Hello, I know that this might enrage allot of linux fans, but have to ask > anyway:) Which Linux version looks and feels most like windows so that the > user wont really feel that much different using linux? > > I hope getting allot of response and some links and screenshoots:) > > Thanx in advance:) The point is to find something intuitive without being winblows I prefer mephis for the normal daily machine with some virtuals installed
From: JBJ (4920) on 2 Jul 2010 12:40 "atec7 7" <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com"> skrev i meddelelsen news:i0l42c$kjj$3(a)news.eternal-september.org... > JBJ (4920) wrote: >> Hello, I know that this might enrage allot of linux fans, but have to >> ask >> anyway:) Which Linux version looks and feels most like windows so that >> the >> user wont really feel that much different using linux? >> >> I hope getting allot of response and some links and screenshoots:) >> >> Thanx in advance:) > The point is to find something intuitive without being winblows > I prefer mephis for the normal daily machine with some virtuals > installed > Do you have a link? -- Mvh / with kind regards JBJ (4920)
From: J G Miller on 2 Jul 2010 12:42 On Friday, July 2nd, 2010 at 18:40:54h +0200, JBJ \(4920\) asked: > "atec7 7" <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com"> skrev i meddelelsen > news:i0l42c$kjj$3(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> I prefer mephis for the normal daily machine with some virtuals >> installed > > Do you have a link? Do you have a web browser and access to a web search engine? <http://www.mepis.ORG/>
From: JBJ (4920) on 2 Jul 2010 12:44 "JBJ (4920)" <thunder(a)spoergmig.invalid> skrev i meddelelsen news:4c2e15e9$0$279$14726298(a)news.sunsite.dk... > "atec7 7" <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com"> skrev i meddelelsen > news:i0l42c$kjj$3(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> JBJ (4920) wrote: >>> Hello, I know that this might enrage allot of linux fans, but have to >>> ask >>> anyway:) Which Linux version looks and feels most like windows so that >>> the >>> user wont really feel that much different using linux? >>> >>> I hope getting allot of response and some links and screenshoots:) >>> >>> Thanx in advance:) >> The point is to find something intuitive without being winblows >> I prefer mephis for the normal daily machine with some virtuals >> installed >> > > > Do you have a link? > > > -- > > Mvh / with kind regards > > JBJ (4920) > Never mind, I should just learn how to spell:) I found it and it looks like the one I'm looking for:) Thanx:) -- Mvh / with kind regards JBJ (4920)
From: ray on 2 Jul 2010 12:48
On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:18:38 +0200, JBJ \(4920\) wrote: > "ray" <ray(a)zianet.com> skrev i meddelelsen > news:896h80F5mfU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:54:59 +0200, JBJ \(4920\) wrote: >> >>> Hello, I know that this might enrage allot of linux fans, but have to >>> ask anyway:) Which Linux version looks and feels most like windows so >>> that the user wont really feel that much different using linux? >>> >>> I hope getting allot of response and some links and screenshoots:) >>> >>> Thanx in advance:) >> >> Enrage? No. But it's really a rather silly question. Several years ago >> I installed Linux on the public access internet computers at the local >> library. We started with Mandriva and KDE - later switched to Ubuntu >> and KDE. All along, the patrons have had absolutely no problems >> adapting. A customer satisfaction survey a while back indicated there >> were several who were not even aware they were not using MS. >> >> IMHO, you greatly underestimate your potential users. They should have >> no difficulty at all with any modern Linux distribution. >> >> > > Hi Ray, I don't underestimate anyone, its simply put for a pc that will > be used by people who never seen linux before. I myself, have tried > Ubuntu, and others build on it + Red hat, mandriva and allot of others > trying to get them to work on a Thinkpad I have. The only one that(of > the ones I have tried) I feel is true userfriendly is Puppy linux Retro, > but that is too complicated for those users and they like something that > look, feels and act like Windows. I understand your point, but I still think you're overestimating the difficulty. My sister, who uses a computer as a TOOL (she always has IT folk where she works do everything for her) sat down with my Ubuntu laptop a couple of years ago and was able to do everything she needed without any coaching. She's an intelligent person, but not very creative - if she could cope, most anyone should be able to. It's not a huge transition - a browser is still a browser and an application menu is still an application menu - whether it says "start" or "applications". |