Lubuntu alternative sessions script

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Federico Leoni <effelle at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ali,
>
> I completely agree with you and Ronnie, we don't need to change the
> custom interface of Lubuntu, I prefer continue talking about offering
> alternatives.


+1
Indeed. And that makes us on the same page :)



> But please, let me explain why I think is a good idea
> have an additional "XP skin" using an example: I have a customer,
> female 60yo. She has an old PentiumD with 1 GB ram and XP. She use the
> PC mainly for Internet, email (using a browser) and Facebook. Sometime
> she like to listen music and use an old version of Openoffice. Migrate
> could be easy and to begin I proposed a dual boot XP/Lubuntu 12.04
> LTS. After a couple of weeks she starts using more deeply Lubuntu but
> she always back to XP to do something, like write a CD. Why? Because
> after many years she was used to choose things on screen based on
> colors and shape. Trust me, we are not speaking about a monkey, she is
> a smart woman.
>

I totally see your point and have no problem with offering an additional XP
Skip but under one condition that is not to change anything on the default
skin of Lubuntu. I'm sure you agree. That 'additional' theme or skin can be
added or perhaps included by default (we can vote for that later).



> After a further customization of the interface (icons and windows
> borders primarily) she switch completely to Lubuntu. In this way I
> have helped one more person to migrate, that's for me is an happy
> ending, and everybody here loves happy endings. :)
>

And that is the point of me and others being here and that is the purpose
of our endless efforts.


This category of people is perhaps just 1% of the potential users, but
> they exist and need all the help we can offer because sometimes
> teaching is not enough.
>

+1 Totally agree.

Even though, my own style or way of doing that is a bit different. I always
prefer to teach and guide people to use Linux as Linux not Windows. They
need to understand Linux is not Windows and Windows is not Linux. Yes, both
are Operating Systems and both came from C Language but we all know the
differences between those two systems. But yes, in order to put a smile on
everyone's face, I encourage sub-projects like that as long as there is
someone who will maintain it and carry on to improve it.


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