[svlug] Fedora or Ubuntu for novis

[Don Marti]

begin Ron Jackson quotation of Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 10:17:08AM -0700:

> I am setting up a computer for someone who only uses it for mail, web and light word processing. This person is not skilled with computers generally speaking. I am putting it on an old Linspire machine, so hardware is probably OK.
> 
> Which is better, Fedora or Ubunto?

Either one will do fine.  The main question in this
situation is: who will the new user ask when he or
she has a question?  And which distribution does this
support person know and have easily available to try
things on?

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