Neil<br>Can these people load ubuntu alongside windows, and leave a message in windows suggesting looking at ubuntu - better than a bit of paper perhaps. But ubuntu needs to be installed with openoffice &c with an easy and simple user interface. new users do not want everthing thrown at them at the start.
<br>Robin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/5/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mr W. F. Vening</b> <<a href="mailto:nvening@gmail.com">nvening@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I would just like to add that being a young person I have recommended<br>that many people use Open Office and Firefox, while still using<br>Windows. These people have been very pleased with the out comes.<br>Although some had issues understanding they had to save in .doc format
<br>for MS Office to be able to read it.<br><br>A major problem is that when charities organize computer type help<br>schemes they will probably teach windows because more computers use it<br>and so it is therefore more useful.
<br><br>I think we need some sort of leaflet which can be given to people to<br>maybe explain what open source is in simple terms, as well as<br>explaining the great advantages.<br><br>If we could create a PDF then anyone who wants a leaflet can print it
<br>off for themselves or to give to others, or if they are really keen<br>can go to a local printers!!<br><br>However i have strayed from the point now. I have lots of experience<br>help my parents who find it a huge problem to change to anything new.
<br>I have to perfectly setup everything to they can just click an icon<br>and it does what they want.<br><br>For example i had to create a bookmark for Internet banking. If i just<br>made a link to the main site, and not the page with the familiar login
<br>boxes then i just got a blank look.<br><br>Its also worth noting that in windows the default Internet browser and<br>mail client gets simply labeled "Internet" and "Mail" in the first<br>section of the start menu.
<br><br>I think an appropriate place to but these on the gnome desktop would<br>be at the top where the program icons go. For example instead of<br>having just the unfamiliar Firefox icon the icon could be there but<br>with Internet boldly written next to in with a very click able looking
<br>button look!!!<br><br>Just some ideas<br><br>Neil<br><br>--<br><a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
</a><br><a href="https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/">https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/</a><br></blockquote></div><br>