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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/05/10 08:27, Neil Winchurst wrote: I am all for helping people to go across to open source software, > but do realise this. It will require a lot of support and time for these > people. It is no good just installing (dual boot?) Linux for them, they > will need a lot of training and *ongoing* support. Otherwise they may > well give up and go back to what they know. Two steps too far at one go! 1) Convert to open-source software for use on their MS Win machine first. 2) Then, after they use say Abiword (small docs), OpenOffice.org, Firefox, Thunderbird with * default save* set to .doc .xls (for school /company use introduce to Linux. 3 I find this progression is the best way (certainly for old folks) - -- Regards Eion MacDonald -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkvnuX0ACgkQI6BLiyvmlQnAqgCaA15t7Y8j55BNAoFvloD9xQuA +6gAoJPDccVIl4u5nToVPsVnXf0prHMa =hslZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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