[ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

[Kirrus]

Hello Jai,
----- "Stephen Garton" <sheepeatingtaz at gmail.com> wrote:
> HI Jai,
> 
> On 23/12/2007, Jai Harrison <jai at jaiharrison.com> wrote:
> > My grandmother uses Ubuntu "Gutsy Gibbon" and has done so since
> sometime in
> > August. The reason is simple, really. I provide her with all the
> technical
> > support she needs and I decided that I shouldn't have to provide her
> with
> > support for an OS that I no longer used.
> 
> I love your grandmother! If only all support "clients" were that
> thoughtful!
> 
> >  Ubuntu is only
> > suitable as an OS for people with broadband internet connections
> whilst she
> > is still stuck in a remote location with 28kbps!
> 
> Why do you say this? I would say it was no more or less 'suitable' as
> an operating system with or without a high speed connection as any
> other OS.
> 

You can jump from release upgrades to release upgrades, by putting the newer distro's CDs into the drive. It will then start the upgrade.

It might be worth waitng for the .1 release that they do sometimes, to get as many of the critical bugs patched as possible. You can always also use a external harddrive, to download a copy of the apt-repository, so that you can do updates if she's having trouble with a particular bug.

Only tricky bit would b setting ubuntu up to use dial-up modem, but once thats working, should be a piece of cake :)

Kind Regards,

Kirrus

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