From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from exchange.colubris.com (gate.colubris.com [206.162.167.230]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB9B22015F81 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:37:48 -0600 (CST) Received: from colubris.com ([192.168.30.147] RDNS failed) by exchange.colubris.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.3779); Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:31:00 -0500 Message-ID: <3C8D3FB9.7010608@colubris.com> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:37:29 -0500 From: Yannick Koehler User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:0.9.8) Gecko/20020218 X-Accept-Language: en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------070503000907050508010903" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Mar 2002 23:31:00.0718 (UTC) FILETIME=[CD9DA0E0:01C1C954] Subject: [gentoo-dev] /etc/init.d - [Fwd: [gentoo-user] Gentoo for ..... GRANDMA????] Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: dad24a13-f4dd-4240-af28-ed631c29c8c8 X-Archives-Hash: 9fa34e84ff141acfbfca839b86f2a0c4 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070503000907050508010903 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Isn't that funny? I mean, should we turn that down and tell GrandMa to first learn all the stuff required for gentoo ;-) Just kidding I was finding funny that it occurs around the same time. Yannick Koehler --------------070503000907050508010903 Content-Type: message/rfc822; name="[gentoo-user] Gentoo for ..... GRANDMA????" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="[gentoo-user] Gentoo for ..... GRANDMA????" >>From - Mon Mar 11 18:21:14 2002 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Received: from chiba.3jane.net ([207.170.79.20]) by exchange.colubris.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.3779); Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:06:25 -0500 Received: from chiba.3jane.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8C392015E0D; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:13:06 -0600 (CST) Delivered-To: gentoo-user@chiba.3jane.net Received: from mail1.guruconsult.com (w106.z064003047.was-dc.dsl.cnc.net [64.3.47.106]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 120142015DB6 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:12:53 -0600 (CST) Received: from lking (63.95.37.220 [63.95.37.220]) by mail1.guruconsult.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21) id G33A6HCP; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:07:55 -0500 From: "Paul K. Dickson" To: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 Message-Id: <1015887088.12638.39.camel@pdiddy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [gentoo-user] Gentoo for ..... GRANDMA???? Sender: gentoo-user-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-user-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-user@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux user discussion/help list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: 11 Mar 2002 17:51:19 -0500 Return-Path: gentoo-user-admin@gentoo.org X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Mar 2002 23:06:26.0187 (UTC) FILETIME=[5EBA0DB0:01C1C951] Ok, I've been promising my grandmother for a while now that I was going to put togeather a PC for her so she can email and IM the rest of the family(whether she wants it or not;-) and have been contemplating the setup I should use with all the old parts i've gathered. Originally, being as windows confuses the hell out of her because there is "too much going on on the screen" I was thinking about using Win98 (this is a k6-233 - 128ram)with litestep, rather than explorer, and making a customized theme so things are as simple as possible for her. Basicly a few big static icons on one edge of the screen that say "Internet", "EMAIL", "Word Processing", etc etc etc. But the more I think about it, the more I think of her having random popup notices from windows about illegal this and crash that, and having my phone ringing off the hook about it.Solution? As long as I'm setting up a locked down GUI, with everything preconfigured, why not use linux? GENTOO TO THE RESCUE BABY! This is all theroretical of course, and I'm gonna have my old man(who goes into spazzims if his start bar isn't on the bottom of the screen because it confuses him) give it a test run;) Now, I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for desktop managers and applications to use. She just needs the basics, and would obviously need some sort of Iconbar(preferably mac pulldown style because the less going on on the screen,the better) and a clock. I was thinking along the lines of: Kde3 stable-simplfied. StarOffice 6 final Kmail some sort of K AIM client, Kinkatta(SP?) kppp Opera 6(so all her windows are contained for her) artsd(duh) ELSE I was thinking some sort of *REALLY* light weight window manager as this is a k6-266, along with addon iconbars, a launcher bar("panel" most likely) etc.. etc... Suggestions welcome. Paul _______________________________________________ gentoo-user mailing list gentoo-user@gentoo.org http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-user --------------070503000907050508010903--