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For me the MOST important function would be support for older machines.
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REXMO
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On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 09:52, Tim Bernhard <ohiomoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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>> On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:10:12 -0500
>> Tim Bernhard <ohiomoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>  > So my question is what dose the average user expect their OS to do "out
>> of
>> > the box"?  Pretend you are putting it on someone's  machine.  Maybe your
>> > mother, or the neighbor who has never used anything other than Windows.
>> > What will they expect?
>> >
>> Don't pick on mothers.
>>
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> ha, ha..
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>> They expect it to look and behave like Windows, especially if they have
>> been to classes at the local school or college.
>>
>
> Let's not get too carried away!  Ha, ha. But yeah they would expect Lubuntu
> to do everything Windows does and complain if it doesn't.  But I switched my
> mother-in-law over to Ubuntu a few years ago.  She got used to it and now
> she likes it.  So let's not give up on these poor souls.
>
>
>>
>> > Here's my list:
>> > - be efficient (most overlooked by most OS)
>> Define efficient.
>>
>
> See my last reply.
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>
>>
>> > - find anything on my local network
>> Most people of the type you're talking about wouldn't no what a LAN is.
>>
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> Yes, but they get people like you and I to set them up anyway and then we
> have to show them how to use them.
>
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>> > - let me use it with external monitors/TV as a basic media player (HDMI
>> out)
>> Had very few problems with desktop machines but, portables on the other
>> hand.  They seem to be either plug 'n' play or a royal PITA.
>>
>
> I can't figure out how to output sound to my TV...I might have a royal PITA
> in store for me.  lol
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>> > - allow basic personalization (LXDE's lack of menu editor is a bummer,
>> but I
>> > don't fault anyone for that.)
>> Again the sort of user you're talking about rarely customises their
>> desktop beyond changing the wallpaper.
>>
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> I agree.  Still hoping to be able to edit menu items in LXDE as you would
> in Ubuntu.  Not a deal breaker though and I don't expect anything to happen
> soon.  Just dreaming.
>
>  --
>>
>> Yorvyk
>>
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