[DC LoCo] Ubuntu for someone with Down syndrome

[James]

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Jeffrey Elkner <jeff at elkner.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:41:20 -0700 (PDT), Sanjay Jain <oss.cleveland at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>My question was; should I or should I not, give them an Ubuntu box?
>
> But of course!  What else would you give them?  My step-father was *completely* new to computers.  His first computer ever was a Dapper box which I have finally replaced with a newer machine running Hardy.
>
> Ubuntu is easy to use.  It doesn't get spyware or viruses.  It has been great for him (and for me, since I'm the guy he calls if he has any problems).
>
> jeff elkner
>

Is she really used to Windows though? I think it's much easier to get
someone started on Ubuntu if they have no computing background. Some
people just don't like change.

If she needed help learning how to do things in Windows, it might be
difficult for people around her to help if they've never used Ubuntu.

Hardy's been a little disappointing for me (prolly because I rock the
boat and try to do network shares and monitor spanning) and I guess
basic users don't care about that.