On Tuesday 20 December 2016 12:25:52 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > > [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has > > LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. > > I suspect the User Experience is as important as Application > Software. > Do you know which desktop is being used? > > I've been recommending Debian to an elderly friend who has > expressed annoyance with current version(s) of Windows. He has > sent me an old laptop with an implied "put up or shut up". I want > to put together a demo system that will be attractive to him. I > currently planning on Mate as the desktop. We live 1000 miles > apart so can't just drive over to show him what I use. Comments? TIA
http://www.portsmouth.lug.org.uk/talks/201211.html http://www.portsmouth.lug.org.uk/talks/201211.pdf Initially it was called Debian Adapted for Dad. The name was changed as it got more publicity, since it is the desktop layer that Adam's father actually sees. It was originally done on KDE 3, because it is so configurable. And that is why I use TDE, KDE 3's successor. Lisi
