From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E0jmx-0004zP-Qp for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 04 Aug 2005 17:45:52 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j74HiJPj024176; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 17:44:19 GMT Received: from deliverator7.gatech.edu (deliverator7.gatech.edu [130.207.165.169]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j74HehdA022100 for ; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 17:40:44 GMT Received: from hormel3.gatech.edu (hormel3.prism.gatech.edu [130.207.171.13]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (Client CN "hormel3.prism.gatech.edu", Issuer "Tech Support CA" (verified OK)) by deliverator7.gatech.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F9161EA6 for ; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 13:41:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from gtg940r@mail.gatech.edu) Received: from ([130.207.171.122]) by hormel3.gatech.edu with ESMTP with TLS id KP-BRCCR.7113185; Thu, 04 Aug 2005 13:40:55 -0400 Received: from deliverator2.gatech.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with ESMTP id C40B1A48B for ; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 13:40:55 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from gtg940r@mail.gatech.edu) Received: from mailprx1.gatech.edu (mailprx1.prism.gatech.edu [130.207.171.15]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.mail.gatech.edu", Issuer "RSA Data Security? Inc." (verified OK)) by deliverator2.gatech.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6D64A487 for ; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 13:40:55 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from gtg940r@mail.gatech.edu) Received: from lptp-spranger.ilcnet.local (unknown [69.15.8.89]) (using SSLv3 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (sasl: method=PLAIN, username=gtg940r, sender=n/a) by mailprx1.gatech.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 848903A5F0 for ; Thu, 4 Aug 2005 13:40:55 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from gtg940r@mail.gatech.edu) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Badges From: Luke Albers To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200508041722.j74HM2M7008630@ece06.nas.nasa.gov> References: <200508040843.16581.yeahsowhat@gmail.com> <200508040903.25072.yeahsowhat@gmail.com> <1123165678.13217.49.camel@baby.espersunited.com> <342e10905080407374518e99c@mail.gmail.com> <558b73fb0508040750757dfe33@mail.gmail.com> <200508041722.j74HM2M7008630@ece06.nas.nasa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 13:40:54 -0400 Message-Id: <1123177254.8815.41.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 2546a027-ef52-4865-b5d5-8d97b85abf9c X-Archives-Hash: 366257626c164beaa099f15bbc33d5ca On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 10:22 -0700, Bryan Green wrote: > I put Gentoo on my mom's computer. I got tired of her asking me questions > about her computer concerning the Windows OS, so I installed an OS *I* could > help her maintain, and not feel disgusted with. Just wanted to share that... > > Has anyone else out there put Gentoo on their parents computers? > > -bryan > I just bought my parents a new computer and am going to put gentoo on it and vmware with windows for the occasion where they really do need windows. I can fix their problems better with linux, and my mom and sister like to browse all kinds of crappy websites and end up with spyware all over the place with windows. I would reccommend gentoo to a noob any time. Once you get past the installation and get gnome running, anyone can use it. I also think that it is easier to install new software with gentoo than with other distros. One of my friends who doesnt know sh!t about computers installed fedora, and almost every day he needs help figuring out how to install some program. I wish I had told him to go with gentoo, because then he could just emerge pretty much anything he needs. The people who would be confused with more advanced configuration/administration/whatever are the same people who probably dont need to do any of that stuff. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list