On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:50:39 -0600, Robin Laing wrote:
> Tim wrote:
>> Michael.Coll-Barth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> Better yet, do it in front of them
>>
>> A good idea. Do the installation with them there, get them to play
>> along. Have them fiddle around, tweak, re-install, and tweak, before
>> they've put something on the system that they don't want to lose.
>>
>>
> I agree. It will also instill a sense that they can work with this
> "hard to use" Linux and can install it. Removes some of the fear of
> playing with the settings.
All that made excellent sense to me. I went back to the local
linux forum where I had offered the machine, and started a reply, with
an expatiation of these ideas pretty well worked out in my head.
Then I noticed that the "newbie" runs Gentoo. Shudda thunka
that, right off the bat ....
My apologies for wasting bandwidth; but my thanks for the good
thoughts, which I'll bear in mind next time I get a real case.
--
Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert
Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about.
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