Comments on: The Great Ubuntu-Girlfriend Experiment http://ubuntulook.com/2008/04/28/the-great-ubuntu-girlfriend-experiment/ Ubuntu news Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:51:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: perspectoff http://ubuntulook.com/2008/04/28/the-great-ubuntu-girlfriend-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-97 perspectoff Thu, 01 May 2008 16:44:51 +0000 http://ubuntulook.com/?p=174#comment-97 I tried the same experiment with my 8 year old daughter, but using Kubuntu (the KDE desktop) instead of Ubuntu (the Gnome desktop). She has been using Windows XP for about 2 years, mostly for games, school projects, looking up stuff on the Internet, graphics and posters (for science fairs and stuff). I set the menus in Kubuntu to look nearly identical to Windows. She transitioned wihtout batting an eyelash. When I had tried the experiemtn with Ubuntu (Gnome), it was frustrating for both her and for me. The experiment with the afrorementioned girlfirend was the wrong experiment. I tried the same experiment with my 8 year old daughter, but using Kubuntu (the KDE desktop) instead of Ubuntu (the Gnome desktop).

She has been using Windows XP for about 2 years, mostly for games, school projects, looking up stuff on the Internet, graphics and posters (for science fairs and stuff).

I set the menus in Kubuntu to look nearly identical to Windows.

She transitioned wihtout batting an eyelash.

When I had tried the experiemtn with Ubuntu (Gnome), it was frustrating for both her and for me.

The experiment with the afrorementioned girlfirend was the wrong experiment.

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