On Tue 20 Dec 2016 at 06:25:52 -0600, 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.
I imagine that means something. I have a good imagination but it is working overtime to grasp this idea. > 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 Put fvwm on it. He will quickly forget about his Windows annoyances and thank you profusely.
