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Re: Who is Lubuntu aimed at?

 

I totally agree, since the main reason I am tracking this Distro is because of that.

There are a lot of not-so-new Systems, that could find a second life in helping nonprofits, for instance, with the appropriate system on it.


--- El sáb, 30/1/10, Jaime Humberto Cruz Cruz <jaimehum@xxxxxxxxx> escribió:

De: Jaime Humberto Cruz Cruz <jaimehum@xxxxxxxxx>
Asunto: Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Who is Lubuntu aimed at?
Para: lubuntu-desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fecha: sábado, 30 de enero, 2010 18:26

We can add people without enough resources to buy the latest hardware (and yes they do exist).

Regards,

On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:13:58 +0530
Vishal Rao <vishalrao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 2010/1/30 Steve <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > While replying to mails about which packages should be included in Lubuntu I
> > started to wonder who it is aimed at.
> >
> > Tech savvy users trying to get more use out of old machines.
> > Tech savvy users trying to get more use out of old machines to allow granny
> > to surf the web and mail her MP.
> > New users who don’t want to upset there Windows set up and want to try Linux
> > on their old machine they’ve dragged back out of the garage.
> 
> 
> Can I add a category?
> 
> Non-tech-savvy users (like my aunt) who have old P4s with 512mb RAM and
> nephews (like me) who want them to enjoy Ubuntu base yet if they want can
> easily open a terminal and get as "tech savvy" as they want in there :-)
> 
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