[orca-list] best for kids was Re: Considering Linux but Need Advice

[Josh K <joshknnd1982 gmail com>]

also would you recommend something like ubuntu for kids 6 to 16 or so 
years old? My son proved to me multiple times he can't really be trusted 
with windows, getting malware on my laptop and on his desktop that 
recently broke and also getting into stuff he should not be. such as 
random people on steam just giving him games that are way above his age 
bracket. I want more control and even the new windows10 as good as it 
is. well, windows parental controls don't do enough for me I don't 
think. also he got into youtube some video then asked me to get him 
grand theft auto five. after reading reviews i told him flat out no if 
you want it save money get it when you're 18 years old or so. I am 
hoping ubuntu or some flavor like ubuntu mate 14.04 with some PPAs added 
to keep some stuff more updated will make him more responsible with the 
computer. and will also give me a way to have my windows laptop for my 
own use that he will not be allowed to use, so i can keep up with the 
windows accessibility. but yet at the same time I could then go upstairs 
to his ubuntu desktop and keep up and play with the latest linux gui 
accessibility as well. and not have to worry well are people gunna throw 
bad stuff on his windows 7 or win10 machine through steam or some bad 
website? and maybe he will learn responsibility from it too. I 
understand orca now reads math-ml? does it work good? I plan on giving 
him the mate desktop it has a windows theme with it. he can play roblox 
with wine and minecraft natively. yes definitely mate for him. I would 
let him have windows7 or 10 but he is at this point too irresponsible 
with computers to be on windows.

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On 8/28/2015 3:15 PM, Alex Midence wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'll be brief but, hopefully thorough enough for your purposes:
>
>   I recommend either Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora or Arch Linux pretty much in that order as mainstream 
> distributions to try.  Opensuse is supposed to be another good choice.  Here are some pros and cons of each.  
> Not exhaustive and somewhat subjective.
>
> 1.  Ubuntu:  User-friendly, great hardware support and quite accessible out of the box.  Con is that the 
> default desktop Unity is very uncommon in other Linux distributions so, you won't be able to have a truly 
> standardized experience (if there is such a thing for Linux anyway.)
> 2.  Debian.  Very stable and great accessibility.  You won't get the latest and greatest but what you get is 
> very reliable. There are also tons of books out there you can buy which teach you Linux and use Debian as an 
> example OS.
> 3.  Fedora.  Very up to date but quite accessible.  Orca is actually developed in large part on this platform 
> as is Gnome, the desktop of choice.  It is also a Redhat derivative which means that if you learn it well, 
> you have a marketable skill if you ever want to get into an employment position with stuff like webhosting, 
> server administration and that sort of thing.  Plenty of Linux books use Fedora for their examples.  I know 
> Running Linux, Linux Cookbook, Linux in a nutshell and Linux Server Administration do for a certainty. All of 
> these are available via bookshare if you are interested.
> 4.  Archlinux.  Bleeding edge software and quite accessible since you do a lot of the work yourself to build 
> your system.  Vibrant a11y community of pretty diehard fans.  I, personally don't recommend Arch for new 
> users since it's reported to have a steep learning curve but others may differ with me on it.
>
> As far as desktops go, I like Gnome3, Mate and Unity pretty much in that order.  I'm quite sure others will 
> get into particulars with you on that though.  Each one of these desktops is available for installation on 
> all the above mentioned distributions even if it is not the default.
>
> I hope you enjoy trying Linux out and find it useful enough to keep it around.  It's got a lot to offer.
>
> Best regards,
> Alex M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Lee Jones
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 3:11 PM
> To: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: [orca-list] Considering Linux but Need Advice
>
> Dear List,, I am considering giving linux a go, but I lack understanding of the platform.  What are the most  
> orca accessible mainstream distributions of linux?  Is vinux more accessible than the mainstream stuff?  What 
> does orca master mean and how do you access it?  Is the gnome desktop environment more accessible than the 
> unity desktop environment?  I think the only pre installed linux laptops I can find in the uk run ubuntu.  I 
> would be grateful for any advice you can give me.
>
> Kind Regards, Lee
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