On 8 June 2011 11:00, Jon Reynolds <maill...@jcrdevelopments.com> wrote: > My dad uses Windows and recently it completely crashed and the local > computer shop said it needed reinstalling. So he lost all his programs. > <snip? > > Just maddened me a bit because he was willing to try free software... just > didn't have enough willingness to learn a little bit more. > > Ho hum. >
I reformatted my parents' laptops, made Ubuntu the single OS on one, and made it the default boot in a dual-boot with Windows on the other (they needed software that wouldn't run under WINE). They had no option but to learn how to use it. I feel I should throw in a "muahaha!" Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
