notbob wrote:
> My granddaughters are getting pc for Christmas. It will be an old
> PIII with just the basics, CDROM and music apps and kids games, no
> network capability for now. Naturally, I want it to be a Slack box,
> that being the easiest for me to admin. But, I was thinking maybe
> going with edubuntu, at least until I can see what it has to offer and
> then maybe getting the apps, games, etc, and setting up a slack
> equivalent. Anyone with kid/slack experience/advice?

Hmm.
I've a lot of experience with slack, very little experience with
kids in general and no experience at all with granddaughters.
Do you still want my advice?

I think that, if you can give your granddaughters right now
a Slack box that fulfills their needs and expectations for
some time, there is no need to switch to another distribution.
Like you said it would be the easiest for you to admin.
Don't setup a system that you don't know yourself; it can become
a disaster to manage with a few granddaughters that are pulling
at your mouse and keyboard. :-)

I think it's better to prepare the installation of additional
apps, games, etc. quietly in your own environment. It's better
to see for yourself what edubuntu, or any other distribution, has
to offer before installing it on your granddaughters pc.
If there is no urgent need to switch in a hurry right now to a
distribution you're not comfortable with: don't do it.
You can always switch at a later time if you need.

Regards,

Kees.

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Kees Theunissen.