[xubuntu-users] Choosing the right/best version (release) of Xubuntu

[Ralf Mardorf]

Hi Ali :)

On Wed, 2013-11-20 at 16:13 +0400, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
> I have a neighbour, who is a Windows User but because I've been
> talking and talking a lot about Linux, he decided to give me two
> laptops and asked me to install Linux and wipe Windows as he is
> interested to try.
> 
> Also, he said that his son needs Paint because of School. I told him
> there are lots of alternatives but he said Paint is better

On another mailing list, some days ago I wrote:

"[snip]

Regarding to the GUIs, if friends visit you and want to show you
something in the Internet, they have no problems to use the mouse and
web browser of your Linux install. They are not aware that they are
using something that is very strange to them.

If you install a Linux to somebodies machine, IOW if they are aware that
they use Linux, than thy will call you, I opened Iceweasel, it does look
completely different to my Window's Firefox, I can't find the thingy,
where I can type the websites I want to visit.

[snip]

Install a Linux and call it Windows 2014 - super professional special
admin edition and this kind of user will have no issue, call it Linux
and they will ask you to remove it and reinstall Windows again."

I got a reply off-list including this link:

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20040128&mode=classic

What you will do usually isn't worse the effort. If you install "Windows
2014 - super professional special admin edition" and Paint won't run on
this "Windows 2014 - super professional special admin edition", then
they don't need the "better" Paint anymore, but if it doesn't run on
Linux it's a no-go. It's impossible to satisfy those users with
something different than what they know from their mobile devices or
proprietary OS desktop PCs. You're wasting their and your time.

Regards,
Ralf