[ale] Linux for senior citizens

[Beddingfield, Allen]

What is her primary purpose for the computer?  (Does she mainly do web browsing?).   You may want to factor in any Windows specific software she may have hanging around, if you haven't already thought of it.  I have run into a lot of recipe database applications, etc.. when dealing with older clients.  Also is she going to be able to get by with shaky Adobe Flash support at best?
If she just wants dead simple/easy to use, put on an easy desktop.  The XFCE that ships with OpenSUSE is pretty similar to Windows 2000/Windows XP-Vista with "classic mode" start menu enabled.
It is my personal preference for ease of use.
Allen B.

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Allen Beddingfield
Systems Engineer
The University of Alabama
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Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:26 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: [ale] Linux for senior citizens

A neighbor expressed interest in having her laptop rebuilt after grandchildren inadvertently butchered Windows with malware via "games off the internet".   She doesn't have her Windows disk anymore, so I suggested we install Linux.  She's elderly, but still has her wits.

Are there other distros than Eldy Linux I should know about?