[Gslug-general] Linux (Ubuntu?) for Seniors Project?

[Paul Bartell]

more than likely, filtering is already implemented at the senior
center, for the employees.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:28 AM, James Michael <jamesthefishy at gmail.com> wrote:
> If its windows, Linux or anything else as long as it provides no/self
> maintenance and an easy interface to get to the internet + games (like
> cards) i think they will be happy
> David wrote:
>>
>> Oh I don't know about that... There are some very simple tasks that can be
>> accomplished, and for some, that is enough.  Whether it's Ubuntu or
>> whatever, I think the important thing is to not go off on many tangents with
>> these folks.  Show them, show them again, ask if they understand, let them
>> do it and repeat as needed.  You know, kiss: keep it simple, stupid.  I'd
>> guess the two biggest items would be surfing the web and email.  More power
>> to them if they think the internet is a series of tubes, lol.
>>
>> It looks like Firefox has a content-filtering extension, ProCon, though I
>> have not used it.
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not low income but I am a senior and I can't imagine a senior that is
>>> not a real geek getting any use out of a Linux machine.
>>>
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