I was finally able to convince my sister to make the switch to GNU/Linux a few months back and I am pleased to say that she is still happily chugging along with it.
She is not computer savvy and was initially being worried that her pictures and other files would not be accessible under an operating system other than Microsoft Windows. I installed Ubuntu on her machine and showed her all of the basics. I was kind of surprised at how quickly she her fondness for the operating system grew.
She uses Ubuntu exclusively and has had nothing but praises for it since it was installed. It was also nice to discover that she has even begun to spread the word about GNU/Linux.
I will probably introduce her to Arch Linux and Slackware later down the road when she feel that she is finally ready to try another distribution. I should also purchase a nice Tux plushie for her sometime. ;)
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Glad to hear it!
I have been unsuccessful converting the wife! Although I have passed my old machines down to her two younger sisters, The youngest got an Athlon 1700 with Fedora 5, the other got an Athlon 2500 with Fedora 7. All I had to do was install the typical browser plug ins and they were off, both frequently use digital cameras and neither have had a problem, they even use gimp to edit. My bother in law uses it for surfing the web and making beats with hydrogen. It has worked out great, no calls about pop ups, or viruses and they have everything they need with good security so smiles all around. How can you beat that?
I have experimented with my
I have experimented with my mother. First tried with Ubuntu and Gnome, but she didn't like it. Now I am setting up Arch Linux / Openbox on a laptop. So far she seems to like the speed. ;-)