Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2271 mails)

[Don Parris <webdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

L. Mark Stone wrote:

> On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 08:50, Xaos Katawin wrote:
>  
>
> > Man you guys are missing the point here!  Stop! Go back before it is
> > too late.  I'm warning you.  My kids, 14 and 11 had only Linux
> > until they went to school.  They never learned Windows.  Now I have
> > a steady parade of kids here checking out Linux.  I can't get any
> > work done.  And they bring me their windows problems.  I have a hard
> > enough time keeping up with Linux and to make matters worse, my
> > fourteen year old is starting to scream for root's password.  
> >
> > Don't say I didn't warn you.
> >    
>
> These are good problems to have!  ;-)
>
>  
This is fairly closely related, though it deals more with adults.  I'd 
like some opinions on teaching adults with no computer training about 
Linux.  We're talking, uneducated, low-income folks who need new jobs 
and new lives.  I had a discussion with a guy who said outright that he 
thought it was crazy to try and teach them Linux.  If they don't kow 
anything, what's the harm in teaching them about Linux.  I mean KDE, 
like its MS counterpart, has a desktop, windows, menus, etc.  In my 
personal experience, most of the skills translate rather easily.  Any 
opposing views out there?

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Don Parris           Webmaster
Matheteuo Christian Fellowship
Charlotte, NC
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