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?
I have to agree with you on this one. If they don't know anything it shouldn't matter if they're learning linux or windows. I don't think they'll be doing a lot of troubleshooting or any serious admining type stuff, but for just basic internet/email/word processing usage they won't really care which OS/Desktop they're using. BB