[RndTbl] Linux "mom ready"?

[Colin Stanners]

Does she use Quickbooks/Quicktax/etc?


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 5:13 AM, Trevor Cordes <trevor at tecnopolis.ca> wrote:

> Faced with an expiring XP, I had a thought about moving my mother
> (complete techno-luddite) to Linux.  She only needs an office suite (OOo
> instead of Word should do), Skype (works fine on linux, and her webcam is
> supported), an email app (evolution/thunderbird instead of Outlook), and
> that's about it.
>
> It's Linux or Win7.
>
> If I'm setting up and admin'ing, are there any downsides really?  I can
> make it look/behave much like XP, so the learning curve may be smaller
> than with Win7.
>
> Am I delusional because I breathe Linux?  Or can this be done?
>
> Corollary: What distro?
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