Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:44:55 -0500 From: Tom Parquette <Tom_Parquette@myrealbox.com> To: johann@broadpark.no, Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Subject: Re: Teaching parents UNIX Message-ID: <1009413895.49812ff2Tom_Parquette@myrealbox.com>
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I think we have a trend here... I agree with the suggestions from the other folks. I'd take the suggestions one step further. Install fvwm95. I had it running on a test system and it was close enough to window$ that I could work with it without RTFM first. If security on your machine is not an issue, I'd accept the other suggestion and set up a passwordless account, and the scripting, to bring up fvwm95 without them having to do anything. FWIW, When my wife first tried to learn to use a PC it was DOS and no GUI. I don't know who was more frustrated, her or me!! But, she picked up the window$ "GUI" fairly quickly on her own. Cheers... BTW, I survived teaching my wife. Even if I do end up acting like a captive Help Desk. ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Johann Sharizan <johann@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 22:52:49 +0100 Subject: Teaching parents UNIX 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 Try not. Do or do not. There is no try. -- Yoda To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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