From owner-freebsd-questions  Wed Dec 26 14:48:22 2001
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from anansi.vpha.health.ufl.edu (anansi.vpha.health.ufl.edu [159.178.78.153])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B89337B41A
	for <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:48:19 -0800 (PST)
Received: (from dymphna@localhost)
	by anansi.vpha.health.ufl.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA10525;
	Wed, 26 Dec 2001 17:48:13 -0500
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 17:48:13 -0500
From: sridharv@ufl.edu
Message-Id: <200112262248.RAA10525@anansi.vpha.health.ufl.edu>
X-Authentication-Warning: anansi.vpha.health.ufl.edu: dymphna set sender to sridharv@ufl.edu using -f
To: Johann Sharizan <johann@broadpark.no>,
	freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Reply-To: sridharv@ufl.edu
References: <20011226225249.2f731ce6.johann@broadpark.no> <200112262205.XAA16865@smtp.hccnet.nl>
In-Reply-To: <200112262205.XAA16865@smtp.hccnet.nl>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
User-Agent: IMP/PHP3 Imap webMail Program 2.0.10
X-Originating-IP: 66.157.145.67
Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX
Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Precedence: bulk
List-ID: <freebsd-questions.FreeBSD.ORG>
List-Archive: <http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/> (Web Archive)
List-Help: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=help> (List Instructions)
List-Subscribe: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=subscribe%20freebsd-questions>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=unsubscribe%20freebsd-questions>
X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG

i agree with him. but whatever method you apply, if 
you succeed I think it will be a milestone for unix in 
general :-). this can be touted as a new parameter for 
success of freenixes :-).. 
hope you enjoy the task

Quoting Simon Siemonsma <s.siemonsma@hccnet.nl>:

> To me it sounds like you should hide FreeBSD 
complexities as much as 
> possible.
> Maybe make a password less account and install 
something like KDE.
> It should even be possible to boot directly into a 
graphical login.
> Basically don't explain them FreeBSD, explain them 
how to use a graphical 
> userinterface.
> 
> Simon Siemonsma
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 26 December 2001 21:52, you wrote:
> > Hai hai!
> >
> > My mother and sister hardly knows how to navigate 
through Windows :-)
> >
> > What is the best way of flash-teaching them how 
the most basic of basic
> > things are done FreeBSD? I'm not fit for hours 
explaining. And this is
> the
> > only system I have available to her.
> >
> > I havn't really found anything she might 
comprehend on freebsd.org, nor
> on
> > any of its links. If I'm missing something here, 
please enlighten me =)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Johann
> >
> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body 
of the message
> 
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of 
the message
> 



The fastest way to change is to laugh at your own 
folly - Who moved my cheese

To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message