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On 10/05/10 15:10, Neil Winchurst wrote:
Eion MacDonald wrote: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)Sounds good. Softly, softly ... But my point is still that they will need ongoing support for some time to come (certainly for older folks). Neil
I guess in cases like this, it's not just handy to have a monthly meeting but also to probably make ourselves available, for instance one of us volunteering to become a 'sponsor' who they can call on when they need assistance.
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