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Paul Sutton wrote: > >> I should have been clearer. I have found that, to people who are >> considering trying Linux, the sheer number of choices is scary. That is >> why I said it was a weakness. There may be more Windows choices than I >> said, but surely not over 100? > >> Neil > > > But some are rather specialist, for say LAMP servers, or media work > (ubuntu studio) > > Kanotix / sidux, is debian, but based on sid. > > Perhaps you need to simply focus on 1 or 2 distros or just on ubuntu, > however mint (based on ubuntu) does have content filtering so would > perhaps be good for people with children. > > again you have a choice, why would an adult want a desktop with > filtering, it adds extra bloat, windows comes with family centre (or > whatever its called) whihc is fine, but if you don't need it, it > probably going to get in the way. > > Paul > Yes, I understand that. I did explain to them all the there were about 20 strong contenders. As I said, even that was scary. I think that the best way is to simply install the one you know best, and perhaps mention that there are some other choices if that one does not prove popular for some reason. Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html