On 9/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Chris Rowson</b> <<a href="mailto:christopherrowson@gmail.com">christopherrowson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I promise, I'm not trolling!</blockquote><div><br>It's unavoidable when you mention KDE and GNOME in the same email :)<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Lately, I've demonstrated Ubuntu to some real computer novices who've<br>commented "why is the start button at the top", and "why are there two<br>bars at the top and bottom of the screen", who have then shaken their
<br>heads in disapproval at this deviation from the Windows norm!</blockquote><div><br>Happens to me too :) </div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Kubuntu, I notice is much more similar to the interface they know and<br>love, so it'd make sense that it'd be the best choice for migrating<br>users from Windows. Is this true? Should I try using Kubuntu as novice
<br>users first Linux distro?</blockquote><div><br>I tried this with my Dad, also after thinking Kubuntu would better suit a Windows user. A week later I was installing Ubuntu, with
GNOME, over the top. Some of KDE's quirks got on his nerves a
bit. He has been happy with GNOME (despite being a Windows user
(*developer*) for most of his life, and reluctant to learn anything else).<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Comments?
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Also on the family PC I installed Xubuntu, which, when the menu is
moved to the lower left, and renamed "Start", most barely noticed any
change (already used to FF and OpenOffice). GNOME does not allow you to set any text for the single-icon main menu. Xfce is simple, clean, and quite fast. The only problem is (well, when I last used it, Edgy) it lacks all the supporting apps that Ubuntu/GNOME has. For example until Edgy, it was required to install GNOME's printer manager to add a printer using a GUI. Still, it is definitely worth a look so you can see for yourself.
<br></div><br>Matthew.<br></div><br>PS. I have been laughed at for being both a developer and a GNOME user. To each his own! :)