Mandrake disappointment 1741
Questionable. If nothing else you have many decisions as to what distro you want when you get Linux... and that is simply overwhelming for the new Linux user. It is, of course, also a huge strength of Linux, esp. for the more savvy user.
I have no reason to question this.
I agree - but it seems to be hard to find a good version (distro) that I can...
Other than the screen shots of the new GNOME, I have posted screen shots showing where OS X is vastly more consistent than either XP or Linux.
No doubt - that is a plus. It is not, for the population in question, as important as being able to easily save and print files.
Talking about "older", "average" users, and what you seem to think they are wanting from a computer system, I think you underestimate your students, mbuttively. I consider myself an average user, aged 61, and Linux...
Though as we have seen from the commercial versions, there is a demand for more than what the free ones can offer.
Again - I am not saying that what Linux offers for free is not amazing and wonderful - it is. There is no doubt about that.
I will play with it when I get a chance - once I have a computer I can install it on.
I have a question: how hard is it to switch back and forth between GNOME and KDE. I do *not* expect my students to do this, but for me... I would like to be able to play with both.
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