19.06.2011, 21:36, "Gary Waters" <linuxnutster@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > The gOS kiddie linux ( yes, I know I'm gonna get hell for that ) based > on ubuntu 8.4 which was installed on my mother's laptop, gagged on some > update which came in and crashed the x-server. I was already fed up > about listening to complaints about poor performance, pidgin certificate > error messages with her MSN account, and other issues. I decided it was > time to try Fedora again. Previously no fedora releases would work on > her crappy acer notebook because of the obscure SIS graphics chipset. > gOS, now defunct, did work and seemed perfect for a 73 year old granny > who just got her first computer and was too paranoid to use windows for > online banking ( sometimes reading "internet for dummies" is NOT a good > thing. :-) > > I downloaded the 32-bit Fedora 15 XFCE live cd, ran it, noticed there > were no oscillating yellow lines going down the LCD screen and installed > to hard drive. There is a God! My 75 year old mother loves it! She keep > IM'ing thank yous. It was 100% compatible with her SIS craphics, the > wifi strength is now well into the 90% range instead of the 60% range, > and pidgin is the latest version ( I couldn't get it updated on that 3 > year old gOS instllation ). > > She raves about the ease of use. She raves about how she prefers the > fonts. She is stunned by the speed, and positively loves the layout. I > let her take a look at gnome 3 on my computer and she went "how cool." > In any case, she was right. I downloaded the XFCE 64-bit live CD and > installed to my notebook. It is very decent indeed. > > I just wanted to post something other than "doom&gloom" for a change. ;-) Hi, Gary! Your story made me smile. :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts! -- Best regards, Misha Shnurapet, Fedora Project Contributor Email: shnurapet AT fedoraproject.org, IRC: misha on freenode https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/shnurapet, GPG: 00217306 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
