"Rolf Arne Schulze" <raskall@gmail.com> wrote in post
slrnd3ig48.or7.raskall@mail.ronningveien.net on 3/17/05 1:32 AM:

> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 01:19:55 -0700, Snit wrote:
>>
>> What I am looking for is a distro that would work for folks who do not know
>> the difference between a folder, a file, an application... etc. True
>> novices...
>
> The solution for that is any properly configured distribution. I guess
> OS X is good for this purpose, but not everyone has a mac. I have been
> a kde fan for ages, but decided to give gnome desktop a chance when I
> installed ubuntu and I have no regrets. Gnome is intuitive, beautiful
> in its simplicity and highly customizable.
>
> For users that do not know the difference between a folder, a file,
> an application, etc will do very good with any linux distribution with
> a well thought through theme/desktop setup.

What I have been looking for is a distro that comes that way - one where I
would not have to set up a computer. Now this assumes that the student can
do the installation even - something that may not be a realistic goal.
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