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Re: [LUG] Another happy Linux user :-)

 

Neil Stone wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Just got back from helping out a work colleague's Mum with her fresh 
>> install of Ubuntu.  I can't remember if I mentioned but he asked me a 
>> couple of weeks ago if I could 're-install' Windows XP on her PC.
>>
>> Basically her PC was his old one which had a dodgy copy of XP & Office 
>> on it.  It was coming up with messages saying it wasn't a valid copy.  I 
>> said I'd happily install XP if he wanted to fork out £60 for a licence. 
>>   I also mentioned Ubuntu as an alternative as all his Mum does is write 
>> letters and read her e-mails.
>>
>> Anyway, he decided to let me install Ubuntu.  I backed up the old data, 
>> installed Ubuntu and copied the data back over.  I put icons for Open 
>> Office and Firefox on the desktop (I named the icons Word Processor, 
>> Spreadsheet, Internet etc) and made sure that OpenOffice was pointing in 
>> the right location for her data.
>>
>> This evening I went over to her house to set the printer up (HP Deskjet 
>> 720) and show her how to do a Mail Merge (for labels) in OOo.  When I'd 
>> finished I asked how she was getting on with Ubuntu compared to what she 
>> had before.  She actually said she thought it was easy to use and she 
>> was getting on okay.  This was promising news as she was wasn't a really 
>> experienced user, all she wanted to do was write letters and browse the 
>> internet/check her e-mail.
>>
>> So, there we have another happy Linux user.  Her PC does everything she 
>> wants it to and she didn't have to fork out for a Windows XP licence or 
>> MS Office.
>>
>> I'm hoping that she'll now tell her friends about Linux and how it just 
>> works.  I didn't get much time to explain about the benefits of Linux 
>> (secure by default, not as much worry about Spyware/Viruses), but I'll 
>> probably send her a follow up e-mail in a week or two to make sure she's 
>> still getting on okay.
>>
>> Rob
>>
> 
> Splendid.. great work on your part...
> 
> Now if we can all manage to convert one person...
> 

Yeah, I'm glad it went well.  I made sure I checked what she did with 
the PC before suggesting it.  I figured since she doesn't run any 
specific Windows only apps or games (which would be a little bit more 
hassle to get working) then she would be a good candidate to move over 
to Linux.

Rob


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